Electoral district of Melbourne
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This article is about the Victorian state electorate. For the seat of the New South Wales Legislative Council (known as City of Melbourne 1848–51), see Electoral district of Town of Melbourne. For former electorates of the Victorian Legislative Council, see Electoral district of City of Melbourne and Melbourne Province. For the federal electorate, see Division of Melbourne.
The electoral district of Melbourne is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently includes the localities of Docklands, Carlton, Melbourne, East Melbourne, West Melbourne, North Melbourne, Parkville, Newmarket, Kensington and Flemington, and includes Melbourne University. The district has been in existence since 1856 (it was abolished in 1859 and reestablished in 1889).
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Melbourne Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1856–1859 1889–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Ellen Sandell | ||||||||||||||
Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 54,533 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Central Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°48′14″S 144°56′28″E | ||||||||||||||
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The electorate was won in 2014 for the first time by Greens candidate Ellen Sandell.