Electoral district of Footscray
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The Electoral district of Footscray is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies just north of Melbourne and covers the suburbs of Footscray, Maribyrnong and Yarraville.
While the seat lies in the Labor heartland of western and northern Melbourne and is usually safe for the ALP.
Marsha Thomson gained the seat for Labor at the 2006 election after the retirement of Bruce Mildenhall.
[edit] Members for Footscray
| First incarnation (1877-1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Mark King | Unaligned | 1877-1879 | |
| William Clark | Unaligned | 1879-1894 | |
| John Hancock | Labor | 1894-1899 | |
| Samuel Mauger | Independent | 1900-1901 | |
| Jacob Fotheringham | Liberal | 1901-1902 | |
| Alexander McDonald | Liberal | 1902-1904 | |
| Second incarnation (1927—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| George Prendergast | Australian Labor Party | 1927-1937 | |
| John Mullens | Australian Labor Party | 1937-1945 | |
| John Holland | Australian Labor Party | 1945-1955 | |
| Roy Schintler | Australian Labor Party | 1955-1958 | |
| Alfred Shepherd | Australian Labor Party | 1958 | |
| William Divers | Australian Labor Party | 1958-1970 | |
| Robert Fordham | Australian Labor Party | 1970-1992 | |
| Bruce Mildenhall | Australian Labor Party | 1992-2006 | |
| Marsha Thomson | Australian Labor Party | 2006-present | |
[edit] See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
[edit] External links
- Electorate profile: Footscray District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2002: Footscray District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 1999: Footscray District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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