The electoral district of Albert Park is one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of in inner suburban Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Albert Park, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, St Kilda West, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Wharf, and parts of St Kilda. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.
It was first proclaimed in 1889, and has been held by the Labor Party without interruption since the 1950 election.
John Thwaites was the member from 1992 to 2007, serving as deputy leader of Victorian Labor from 1996 to 2007 and as Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. He and Premier Steve Bracks, the member for neighbouring Williamstown, both resigned on 30 July 2007. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, which resulted in Martin Foley retaining the seat for Labor.
Members for Albert Park MemberPartyTerm John Nimmo Liberal 1889–1892 John White Conservative 1892–1902 George Elmslie Labour 1902–1918 Joseph Hannan Labor 1918–1919 Arthur Wallace Labor 1919–1927 Robert Cuthbertson Nationalist 1927–1929 Arthur Wallace Labor1929–1932 Independent Harry Drew United Australia1932–1937 Independent William Haworth United Australia 1937–1944 Liberal 1944–1945 Frank Crean Labor 1945–1947 Roy Schilling Liberal 1947–1950 Keith Sutton Labor 1950–1970 Val Doube Labor 1970–1979 Bunna Walsh Labor 1979–1992 John Thwaites Labor 1992–2007 Martin Foley Labor 2007–2022 Nina Taylor Labor 2022–present
Election results
References
External links Electorate profile: Albert Park District, Victorian Electoral Commission