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electoral district of Prahran

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

{{EngvarB|date=November 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian electorate

|name = Prahran

|state = vic

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

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

|created = 1889

|abolished=

|namesake = Prahran

|mp = Rachel Westaway

|mp-party = Liberal

|electors = 50373

|electors_year = 2018

|area = 11

|class = Inner metropolitan

}}

Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888,{{cite web |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/teaaa1888234/

|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute

|title=The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888

|access-date=11 March 2014 |format=PDF }} taking effect at the 1889 elections. The electorate is the state’s smallest by area, covering a little under 11 km2 in the inner south-east of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor, as well as parts of Southbank, St Kilda and St Kilda East.

Overview

Prahran has tended to be a marginal seat throughout its existence, repeatedly changing between the Labor Party and its successive conservative rivals. It has not, however, been a bellwether seat, as the changes of party control have often not coincided with changes of government. In the 1980s and 1990s, the electorate became gradually more conservative as a result of increasing gentrification in the inner suburbs, resulting in seventeen years of Liberal control from 1985 until 2002. This trend was broken in the 2002 election, which saw popular local member and shadow minister Leonie Burke defeated by Labor rising star Tony Lupton on an unexpectedly large swing, coinciding with Labor’s massive win that year. The seat has since become increasingly progressive, having been won by either Labor or the Greens in five out of the last six elections while the Liberal Party's primary vote has declined from slightly above the state average to significantly below the state average.

The seat was strongly targeted by the Liberal Party during the 2006 election, with high-profile barrister Clem Newton-Brown narrowly preselected as their candidate after a tight contest. Though Newton-Brown ran a thorough campaign, he was not successful. Following his success in the 2006 election, Tony Lupton was promoted to the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation. Newton-Brown stood again at the 2010 election and was this time successful. He re-contested the 2014 election but lost to Sam Hibbins of the Greens. Along with the seat of Melbourne it was the first win for the Greens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Hibbins increased his two-candidate-preferred margin to 7.5% at the 2018 election, but only narrowly defeated Labor by 262 votes in the 3-candidate-preferred count. At the 2022 election, a large swing to the Greens saw them take first place on primary votes before comfortably defeating the Liberal Party on a 2-candidate-preferred basis, retaining the seat for a third term with an increased margin of 12%.

Members for Prahran

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!Member

!Party

!Term

!Notes

{{Australian party style|independent}}| 

| {{CSS image crop|Image = Edward_Dixon.png|bSize = 140|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 130|oLeft = 18|oTop= 5 | Location = center}}

| Edward Dixon
{{small|(1833–1905)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}

| 1 April 1889 –
1 September 1894

|

{{Australian party style|labour vic}}| 

| {{CSS image crop|Image = Frederick_Gray.png|bSize = 130|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 130|oLeft = 14|Location = center}}

| Frederick Gray
{{small|(1853–1933)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labour vic}}

| 1 October 1894 –
1 October 1900

|

{{Australian party style|commonwealth liberal}}| 

| {{CSS image crop|Image = Donald_Mackinnon.png|bSize = 130|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 130|oLeft = 14|Location = center}}

| Donald Mackinnon
{{small|(1859–1932)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|commonwealth liberal}}

| 1 October 1900 –
21 October 1920

|

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Alexander Parker
{{small|(1891–1970s)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 21 October 1920 –
30 August 1921

|

{{Australian party style|nationalist}}| 

| 100px

| Richard Fetherston
{{small|(1964–1943)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|nationalist}}

| 30 August 1921 –
26 June 1924

|

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Arthur Jackson
{{small|(1874–1957)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 26 June 1924 –
14 May 1932

|

{{Australian party style|uap vic}}| 

| rowspan=2 | {{CSS image crop|Image = JohnEllisMP.png|bSize = 130|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 130|oLeft = 14|Location = center}}

| rowspan=2 | John Ellis
{{small|(1872–1945)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|uap vic}}

| 14 May 1932 –
5 March 1945

| rowspan=2 | Died in office{{cite web |title=DEATH OF CR. ELLIS, PRAHRAN'S M.L.A. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249167873 |publisher=The Herald |access-date=16 January 2025 |page=5 |date=2 July 1945}}

{{Australian party style|liberal vic}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|liberal vic}}

| 5 March 1945 –
2 July 1945

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Bill Quirk
{{small|(1891–1948)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 18 August 1945 –
16 November 1948

| Won by-election. Died in office{{cite web |title=DEATH OF MR QUIRK, MLA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22703676 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=16 January 2025 |page=7 |date=17 November 1948}}

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Frank Crean
{{small|(1916–2008)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 22 January 1949 –
17 March 1951

| Previously member for Albert Park. Won by-election. Resigned in 1951 to successfully contest federal seat of Melbourne Ports and later served as Deputy Prime Minister

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Robert Pettiona
{{small|(1915–1980)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 16 June 1951 –
28 May 1955

| Won by-election. Lost seat

{{Australian party style|liberal vic}}| 

| 100px

| Sam Loxton
{{small|(1921–2011)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|liberal vic}}

| 28 May 1955 –
5 May 1979

|

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Bob Miller
{{small|(1941–)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 5 May 1979 –
2 March 1985

| Did not seek re-election in order to unsuccessfully contest Legislative Council seat of Monash

{{Australian party style|liberal vic}}| 

| 100px

| Don Hayward
{{small|(1932–)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|liberal vic}}

| 2 March 1985 –
30 March 1996

|

{{Australian party style|liberal vic}}| 

| 100px

| Leonie Burke
{{small|(1949–)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|liberal vic}}

| 30 March 1996 –
30 November 2002

| Lost seat{{cite web |title=It's David v. Goliath for the vanquished |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/its-david-v-goliath-for-the-vanquished-20021202-gduv5e.html |publisher=The Age |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117040827/https://www.theage.com.au/national/its-david-v-goliath-for-the-vanquished-20021202-gduv5e.html |archive-date=17 January 2025 |date=2 December 2002}}{{cite web |last1=Rees |first1=Margaret |last2=Head |first2=Mike |title=Prime Minister's party reduced to a rump in Australian state election |url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2002/12/vic1-d05.html |publisher=World Socialist Web Site |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010328/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2002/12/vic1-d05.html |archive-date=27 January 2023 |date=5 December 2002}}

{{Australian party style|labor vic}}| 

| 100px

| Tony Lupton
{{small|(1957–)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|labor vic}}

| 30 November 2002 –
27 November 2010

| Lost seat{{cite web |last1=Kapetopoulos |first1=Fotis |title=Baillieu edges closer to victory |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2010/11/28/news/australia/baillieu-victorian-elections-results-latest/ |publisher=Neos Kosmos |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117041325/https://neoskosmos.com/en/2010/11/28/news/australia/baillieu-victorian-elections-results-latest/ |archive-date=17 January 2025 |date=28 November 2010}}

{{Australian party style|liberal vic}}| 

| 100px

| Clem Newton-Brown
{{small|(1967–)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|liberal vic}}

| 27 November 2010 –
29 November 2014

| Lost seat{{cite web |title=Victorian Greens claim Prahran, winning historic second seat in parliament |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/10/victorian-greens-win-prahan-claiming-historic-second-seat-in-parliament |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019210137/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/10/victorian-greens-win-prahan-claiming-historic-second-seat-in-parliament |archive-date=19 October 2015 |date=10 December 2014}}

{{Australian party style|greens vic}}| 

| rowspan=2 | 100px

| rowspan=2 | Sam Hibbins
{{small|(1982–)}}

| {{Australian politics/name|greens vic}}

| {{nowrap|29 November 2014 –}}
1 November 2024

| rowspan=2 | Resigned from Greens after admitting to extramarital affair with staff member.{{cite web |last1=Ore |first1=Adeshola |last2=Kolovos |first2=Benita |title=Victorian Greens leader says MP will 'never be welcomed back' after relationship with staffer that breached party rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/01/sam-hibbins-victorian-greens-co-deputy-leader-quits-staff-member-relationship-ntwnfb |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227122412/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/01/sam-hibbins-victorian-greens-co-deputy-leader-quits-staff-member-relationship-ntwnfb |archive-date=27 December 2024 |date=1 November 2024}} Resigned from parliament{{cite web |last1=Yu |first1=Andi |title=Prahran MP Sam Hibbins announces he is quitting parliament |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-23/prahran-mp-sam-hibbins-resigns-from-parliament/104639568 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227015510/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-23/prahran-mp-sam-hibbins-resigns-from-parliament/104639568 |archive-date=27 December 2024 |date=23 November 2024}}

{{Australian party style|independent}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}

| 1 November 2024–
23 November 2024

{{Australian party style|liberal vic}}| 

| 100px

| Rachel Westaway

| {{Australian politics/name|liberal vic}}

| 8 February 2025 –
present

| Won by-election. Incumbent

Election results

{{main|Electoral results for the district of Prahran}}

{{excerpt|2025 Prahran state by-election|section=Results}}

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| content = {{Graph:Chart

| width=640

| height=300

| type=line

| xAxisTitle=Year

| yAxisTitle=Vote share

| xAxisMin=1982

| xAxisMax=2022

| yAxisMin=0

| yAxisMax=60

| x=1982, 1982,1985, 1988,1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2018, 2022

| y1=50.6

| y2={{repeat|1|,}}44.6, 41.2, 41.50,

| y3={{repeat|4|,}}46.7, 35.4, 43.6, 39.7, 38.0, 36.7, 27.78, 25.91, 28.95,

| y4={{repeat|13|,}}30.9, 26.6,

| y5= 43.9

| y6= {{repeat|1|,}}49.5, 53.4, 56.05

| y7={{repeat|4|,}}48.4, 54.8, 52.8, 51.0, 41.0, 41.9, 47.95, 44.81, 34.53

| y8={{repeat|13|,}}33.3, 31.7

| y9={{repeat|5|,}}6.2

| y10={{repeat|7|,}}6.9, 18.0, 20.1, 19.79, 24.75, 28.07

| y11={{repeat|13|,}}28.3, 36.4

| y12={{repeat|16|,}}

| colors=#DE3533, #DE3533, #DE3533, #DE3533, #0047AB, #0047AB, #0047AB, #0047AB, #10C25B, #10C25B, #10C25B

| showSymbols=true }}

| caption=Primary vote results in Prahran (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)

| align=center

}}

{{legend|#0047AB|Liberal}}

{{legend|#DE3533|Labor}}

{{legend|#10C25B|Greens}}

{{Image frame

| content = {{Graph:Chart

| width=640

| height=300

| type=line

| xAxisTitle=Year

| yAxisTitle=Vote share

| xAxisMin=1982

| xAxisMax=2022

| yAxisMin=35

| yAxisMax=65

| x=1982, 1982,1985, 1988,1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2018, 2022

| y1=53.7

| y2={{repeat|1|,}}48.3, 43.2, 42.58

| y3={{repeat|4|,}}49.7, 42.2, 45.4, 46.0, 54.4, 53.6, 45.20,

| y4= 46.3

| y5= {{repeat|1|,}}51.7, 56.8, 57.42

| y6={{repeat|4|,}}50.3, 57.8, 54.6, 54.0, 45.6, 46.4, 54.80, 49.63, 42.55,

| y7={{repeat|13|,}}41.0, 38.0

| y8={{repeat|11|,}}50.37, 57.45

| y9={{repeat|13|,}}59.0, 62.0

| colors=#DE3533, #DE3533, #DE3533, #0047AB, #0047AB, #0047AB, #0047AB, #10C25B, #10C25B,

| showSymbols=true }}

| caption=Two-candidate-preferred results in Prahran

| align=center

}}

External links

  • [https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/prahran-district District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission]
  • {{cite web|title=Re-Member|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/?|publisher=Parliament of Victoria|access-date=12 March 2014}}

References

{{Reflist}}{{Electoral districts of Victoria|state=expanded}}

{{Electoral districts of the Southern Metropolitan Region}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prahran}}

Category:Electoral districts of Victoria (state)

Category:1889 establishments in Australia

Category:City of Melbourne

Category:City of Stonnington

Category:City of Port Phillip

Category:St Kilda East, Victoria

Category:St Kilda, Victoria

Category:Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne