Eumemmerring Province was an electorate of the
Victorian Legislative Council
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. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1985 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat throughout its existence, changing parties in the large landslide elections of
1992
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and
2002
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. It was abolished from the
2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
It was located on the south-eastern fringe of
Melbourne
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. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 2,199 km
2 and included the suburbs of
Berwick,
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,
Dandenong,
Emerald
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,
Gembrook,
Narre Warren,
Warburton, and
Yarra Junction.
Members for Eumemmerring Province
Election results
Former electoral provinces of Victoria (state)
1985 establishments in Australia
2006 disestablishments in Australia
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