The electoral district of Ashwood is an
electorate
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* An electoral district
...
of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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in
Melbourne
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,
Australia
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. It was created in the
redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2021, and came into effect at the
2022 Victorian state election
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.
Ashwood covers areas of the abolished districts of
Burwood and
Mount Waverley with its boundaries being
Burke Road to the west, the
Monash Freeway
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to the south,
Burwood Highway and Toorak Road to the north, and Blackburn Road to the east. The seat contains the
suburbs
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of
Ashburton,
Ashwood,
Chadstone,
Glen Iris,
Mount Waverley, and parts of
Burwood,
Burwood East, and
Camberwell
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Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles' Church, Camberwell, St Giles ...
.
The abolished seats of Burwood and Mount Waverley were held by
Labor
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MPs Will Fowles
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and
Matt Fregon respectively.
Members for Ashwood
Election results
See also
*
Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
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*
List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
References
Ashwood, Electoral district of
2022 establishments in Australia
City of Boroondara
City of Whitehorse
City of Monash
Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne
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