The Electoral district of Laverton is an electoral district of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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in
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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.
It covers an area in the south western suburbs of
Melbourne
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that was previously covered by the districts of
Footscray,
Tarneit,
Altona,
Kororoit and
St Albans
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. It includes the suburbs of
Sunshine
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,
Braybrook,
Albion
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,
Ardeer,
Sunshine West,
Truganina,
Laverton and
Williams Landing.
Members for Laverton
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: Laverton District, Victorian Electoral Commission
Laverton, Electoral district of
2022 establishments in Australia
City of Wyndham
City of Brimbank
Sunshine, Victoria
Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne
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