Electoral district of Croydon (Victoria)

{{Short description|State electoral district of Victoria, Australia}}

{{about|the electoral district|the suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia|Croydon, Victoria|5=Croydon (disambiguation)|other uses}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox Australian electorate

|name = Croydon

|state = vic

|image = Electoral district of Croydon (Victoria) 2022.svg

|caption = Location of Croydon (dark green) in Greater Melbourne

|created = 2014

|abolished=

|mp = David Hodgett

|mp-party = Liberal

|electors = 42995

|electors_year = 2018

|area = 42

|coordinates =

|namesake=Suburb of Croydon

|class = Metropolitan

|near-n = Warrandyte

|near-ne = Evelyn

|near-nw = Warrandyte

|near-e = Evelyn

|near-w = Ringwood

|near-s = Bayswater

|near-se = Monbulk

|near-sw = Ringwood

}}

The electoral district of Croydon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located in the east of Melbourne. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.{{cite web|title=Summary of Changes |url=http://www.ebc.vic.gov.au/finalBoundariesSummaryOfChanges.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017205712/http://www.ebc.vic.gov.au/finalBoundariesSummaryOfChanges.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |publisher=Victorian Electoral Boundary Commission |access-date=17 October 2013 }}

It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Kilsyth, covering outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne. As of the 2022 Victorian state election, the seat contains the suburbs of Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mooroolbark, Kilsyth, Kilsyth South and Bayswater North{{cite web|title=Map of Croydon District|url=http://www.ebc.vic.gov.au/images/Croydon-District.gif|publisher=Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission}} in the local government areas of Maroondah City and Yarra Ranges Shire.

The abolished seat of Kilsyth was held by Liberal MP David Hodgett, who retained the new seat at the 2014 election.