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Electoral district of Kew
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
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State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kew |
| state | vic |
| image | |
| caption | Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2022 state election |
| created | 1927 |
| mp | Jess Wilson |
| mp-party | Liberal |
| namesake | Suburb of Kew |
| electors | 49918 |
| electors_year | 2022 |
| electors_footnotes | |
| area | 31.07 |
| class | Metropolitan |
| near-n | Ivanhoe |
| near-ne | Bulleen |
| near-e | Box Hill |
| near-se | Box Hill |
| near-s | Hawthorn |
| near-sw | Richmond |
| near-w | Richmond |
| near-nw | Northcote |
|mp-party = Liberal | near-n = Ivanhoe | near-ne = Bulleen | near-e = Box Hill | near-se = Box Hill | near-s = Hawthorn | near-sw = Richmond | near-w = Richmond | near-nw = Northcote
The electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Located in eastern Melbourne, a few kilometres from the city centre, it is centred on the suburbs of Kew and Kew East. It also contains Balwyn, Balwyn North, Deepdene, and parts of Canterbury, Mont Albert, and Surrey Hills.
The current member for Kew is Jess Wilson.
Geography
The boundaries of the Victorian electoral districts and regions, including Kew, are determined by the independent and impartial Electoral Boundaries Commission. Redivisions typically occur when there have been two state elections since the last redivision.
As of the 2022 Victorian state election, Kew follows the Yarra River along the north and west, follows Winfield Rd, Evelina St, Kerry Pde, Barloa Rd, and York St on the east, and follows Mont Albert Rd and Barkers Rd with the boundary extending down into Canterbury Rd between Balwyn Rd and Burke Rd on the south.
In the boundary redistribution for the 2022 Victorian state election, Kew gained 6,514 voters from the Box Hill district.
The seat is located almost entirely within the federal seat of Kooyong.
Demography
As per the 2021 census data, the district of Kew encompasses 64,029 people (not all being registered voters) and 26,076 private dwellings. 50% of residents in the district have attained a bachelor's degree or above, which is 20 points higher than the state average. 43% of residents stated they weren't religious, 21% of residents identified as catholic, 7% of residents identified as Anglican, and 6% of residents identified as Eastern Orthodox.
96% of residents in the district of Kew that are in the labour force are employed. The median weekly personal income of residents is $991 ($188 higher that the state median), the median weekly household income of residents is $3,010 ($874 higher that the state median).
60% of residents in the district of Kew were born in Australia and 11% of residents were born in China. 24% of residents stated they have Chinese ancestry, 24% of residents stated they have English ancestry, and 20% of residents stated they had Australian ancestry. 62% of residents have had at least one of their parents born overseas.
History
The seat was created in 1927 and has generally been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors. The most notable former member is Dick Hamer, who was Premier of Victoria from 1972 until 1981. From 1927 to 1981, it was held by only three members—Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Arthur Rylah and Hamer.
All of its members have either served in cabinet or as opposition frontbenchers, with Kent Hughes, Rylah, and Hamer serving as Deputy Premier.
In 1851, Nicholas Fenwick purchased 122 acres (Lot 87) for four pounds and six shillings per acre and named the allotment Kew. In naming Kew, he is believed to have said "Kew in England is near Richmond, this place is near Richmond, why not call it Kew?".
Members for Kew
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Kenthughes.jpg | 100px]] | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | ||
| (1895–1970) | Nationalist | 9 April 1927 – | ||
| 1931 | ||||
| United Australia | 15 September 1931 – | |||
| 5 March 1945 | ||||
| Liberal | 5 March 1945 – | |||
| 22 March 1949 | ||||
| Liberal and Country | 22 March 1949 – | |||
| 31 October 1949 | ||||
| [[File:Arthur Rylah .jpg | 100px]] | Arthur Rylah | ||
| (1909–1974) | Liberal and Country | 17 December 1949 – | ||
| 1964 | ||||
| Liberal | 1964 – | |||
| 5 March 1971 | ||||
| [[File:Rupert Hamer 1974 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Dick Hamer | ||
| (1916–2004) | Liberal | 17 April 1971 – | ||
| 17 July 1981 | ||||
| [[File:Liberal Party of Australia placeholder portrait.svg | 100px]] | Prue Sibree | ||
| (1946–) | Liberal | 15 August 1981 – | ||
| 19 March 1988 | ||||
| [[File:Liberal Party of Australia placeholder portrait.svg | 100px]] | Jan Wade | ||
| (1937–) | Liberal | 19 March 1988 – | ||
| 17 September 1999 | ||||
| Andrew McIntosh | ||||
| (1955–) | Liberal | 18 September 1999 – | ||
| 29 November 2014 | ||||
| [[File:Tim Smith immediately after being preselected as the Liberal candidate for Kew 2 March 2014 at Xavier College Kew. Credit CS (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Tim Smith | ||
| (1983–) | Liberal | 29 November 2014 – | ||
| 26 November 2022 | ||||
| [[File:Jess Wilson 0026 (cropped).png | 100px]] | Jess Wilson | ||
| (1990–) | Liberal | 26 November 2022 – | ||
| present |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kew
References
References
- "Kew District results".
- "State boundary reviews".
- (October 2021). "Electoral District Kew".
- (2021). "Kew (Southern Metropolitan) - 2021 Census All persons QuickStats".
- "Our Story".
- (1910). "The Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria : Its Origin and Progress". E.F.G. Hodges "Mercury" Office.
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- {{Cite re-member. (14 December 2022)
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