Electoral district of Footscray
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The electoral district of Footscray is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies just north of Melbourne, covering the suburbs of Footscray, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Seddon, West Footscray, and parts of Yarraville.
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Footscray Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Dates current | 1877–1904 1927–present |
MP | Katie Hall |
Party | Labor Party |
Namesake | Footscray, Victoria |
Electors | 51,602 (2018) |
Area | 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Coordinates | 37°48′S 144°52′E |
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The seat was first created by The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876 taking effect at the 1877 elections.[1] It was abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In its current incarnation it has been held by the Labor Party for its entire existence. It has usually been a comfortably safe Labor seat, as it lies in Labor's traditional heartland of western and northern Melbourne.