The Electoral district of Clayton is a former electoral district of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the states and territories of Australia, state lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the state upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament H ...
.
[
] It was named for the
Melbourne
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suburb of
Clayton, and also includes
Clarinda,
Notting Hill
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as well as parts of surrounding suburbs.
It was created by the redistribution that abolished
malapportionment
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in the Victorian Legislative Assembly prior to the
1985 election, and was always a safe Labor seat. Clayton was abolished in 2014 following a redistribution of Victoria's electoral boundaries. Much of Clayton's territory is in the new district of
Clarinda.
Members for Clayton
Election results
See also
*
Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
The parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia.
All the parliaments are based on the Westminster system, and each is regulated by its own constituti ...
*
List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
The following are lists of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly:
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1859–1861
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1 ...
References
External links
Electorate profile: Clayton District, Victorian Electoral Commission
1985 establishments in Australia
2014 disestablishments in Australia
Former electoral districts of Victoria (state)
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