Electoral district of Preston

Preston
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Preston; Victoria—Legislative Assembly
	Location of Preston (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1945
MP	Robin Scott
Party	Labor Party
Electors	45,253 (2018)
Area	25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan

The electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently centres on the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat.

The most prominent former member was Victoria Cross recipient William Ruthven. At the 2006 election Robin Scott was elected to succeed the retiring Michael Leighton who had been the member since the 1988 election.

Members for Preston[]

	Party	Term
William Ruthven	Labor	1945–1955
Charlie Ring	Labor	1955–1970
Carl Kirkwood	Labor	1970–1988
Michael Leighton	Labor	1988–2006
Robin Scott	Labor	2006–present

Election results[]

2018 Victorian state election: Preston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robin Scott	19,409	51.97	+3.55
	Liberal	Guido Lilio	6,083	16.29	−4.87
	Greens	Susanne Newton	5,636	15.09	−1.05
	Independent	Gaetano Greco	2,570	6.88	+6.88
	Victorian Socialists	Stephanie Price	1,453	3.89	+3.89
	Reason	Margee Glover	1,116	2.99	+2.99
	Animal Justice	Nadine Richings	1,079	2.89	+2.89
Total formal votes			37,346	93.29	−1.39
Informal votes			2,687	6.71	+1.39
Turnout			40,033	88.46	−2.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robin Scott	29,318	78.50	+3.85
	Liberal	Guido Lilio	8,028	21.50	−3.85
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Robin Scott	26,372	70.70	−3.95
	Greens	Susanne Newton	10,928	29.30	+29.30
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

References[]

^ State Election 2018: Preston District, VEC.

External links[]

Electorate profile: Preston District, Victorian Electoral Commission

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[1] State Election 2018: Preston District, VEC.

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