The Electoral district of Ivanhoe is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is based around the suburbs of Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and Rosanna. Formed in 1945 the seat has usually been fairly safe for the Liberal Party having only been won by Labor at its 1952 and 1982 landslides before the 1990s. However a redistribution prior to the 1992 election made the seat notionally Labor. Liberal candidate Vin Heffernan was able to win at that election, only to be one of just three sitting Liberals defeated at the 1996 election. Labor's Craig Langdon has held the seat comfortably ever since, now enjoying a safe margin of 12.5%.
Members for Ivanhoe
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gardner | Independent | 1945-1947 | |
| Rupert Curnow | Liberal Party of Australia | 1947-1950 | |
| Frank Block | Liberal Party of Australia | 1950-1952 | |
| Michael Lucy | Australian Labor Party/ Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) |
1952-1955 | |
| Vernon Christie | Liberal Party of Australia | 1955-1973 | |
| Bruce Skeggs | Liberal Party of Australia | 1973-1982 | |
| Tony Sheehan | Australian Labor Party | 1982-1985 | |
| Vin Heffernan | Liberal Party of Australia | 1985-1996 | |
| Craig Langdon | Australian Labor Party | 1996-present | |
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links
- Electorate profile: Ivanhoe District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2006: Ivanhoe District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 2002: Ivanhoe District, Victorian Electoral Commission
- State Election 1999: Ivanhoe District, Victorian Electoral Commission
