Electoral district of Prahran

Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. The Victorian Legislative Assembly is elected from 88 single-member electorates called districts. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is a 12km² electorate in the inner south-east of Melbourne, taking in the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor, as well as parts of Balaclava, St Kilda, St Kilda East and Toorak. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 South Yarra is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Prahran (pronounced "pruh-RAN" also known colloquially as "Pran" is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Windsor is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne Australia. It is part of the City of Stonnington (although a small section of the suburb is in the Balaclava is a suburb of Melbourne Victoria, in Australia. It is situated in the south-east of the city in the St Kilda East area and is bounded by St Kilda is an Inner city Suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia. St Kilda East is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Toorak is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington The electorate had a population of 54,141 as of the 2001 census. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Prahran has tended to be a marginal seat throughout its existence, repeatedly changing between the Labor Party and its successive conservative rivals. It has not, however, been a bellwether seat, as the changes of party control have often not coincided with changes of government. More recently, the electorate has become increasingly conservative as a result of increasing gentrification in the inner suburbs, resulting in seventeen years of Liberal control from 1985 until 2002. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This trend was broken in the 2002 election, which saw popular local member and shadow minister Leonie Burke defeated by Labor rising star Tony Lupton. Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957 Australian politician has been the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the The seat was heavily targeted by the Liberals to regain at the 2006 election, with high-profile barrister Clem Newton-Brown narrowly preselected as their candidate after a messy preselection battle. Mr Newton Brown ran an expensive, high profile "Vote Clem" campaign, which featured a battery powered bicycle. Following his success in the 2006 election, Tony Lupton was promoted to the position of Parliamentary Secrerary for Industry and Innovation. Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957 Australian politician has been the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the

Members for Prahran

	Party	Term
Edward Dixon	Unaligned	1889-1894
Frederick Gray	Labor	1894-1900
Donald Mackinnon	Liberal	1900-1920
Alexander Parker	Australian Labor Party	1920-1921
Richard Fetherston	Nationalist Party of Australia	1921-1924
Arthur Jackson	Australian Labor Party	1924-1932
John Ellis	United Australia Party/Liberal Party of Australia	1932-1945
William Quirk	Australian Labor Party	1945-1948
Frank Crean	Australian Labor Party	1949-1951
Robert Pettiona	Australian Labor Party	1951-1955
Sam Loxton	Liberal Party of Australia	1955-1979
Bob Miller	Australian Labor Party	1979-1985
Don Hayward	Liberal Party of Australia	1985-1996
Leonie Burke	Liberal Party of Australia	1996-2002
Tony Lupton	Australian Labor Party	2002-present

References

Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Charles Gray (circa 1852 &ndash 1933 was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria for the Electoral district of Prahran Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Richard Fetherston (Fetherstone Featherstone (executed at Smithfield, 30 July[[ 540]] was an English Roman Catholic priest Stanleybrucejpg|right|150px|thumb| Stanley Bruce, Nationalist Prime Minister of Australia 1923-1929]] The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Menzies 1930sjpg|right|150px|thumb| Robert Menzies, UAP Prime Minister of Australia 1939-1941]]The United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Crean (born 28 February 1916 Australian politician was a senior minister in the Australian Labor Party government of Gough Whitlam from 1972 to 1975 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Samuel John Everett "Sam" Loxton OBE (born 29 March 1921 is a former Australian Cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1948 to 1951 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957 Australian politician has been the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

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