Thomastown Province

The Thomastown Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia), centred on Thomastown, Victoria. It was abolished in 1988.

Thomastown Province Victoria—Legislative Council
State	Victoria
Created	1976
Abolished	1988
Demographic	Metropolitan

Members for Thomastown

Member 1		Party	Year
	Dolph Eddy[1]	Labor	1976	Member 2		Party
			1979		Glyde Butler[2]	Labor
	Jim Kennan[3]	Labor	1982

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Thomastown Province

1982 Victorian state election: Thomastown Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Kennan	86,102	72.1	+3.7
	Liberal	Rae Kennett	33,361	27.9	−3.7
Total formal votes			119,463	94.8	+0.3
Informal votes			6,488	5.2	−0.3
Turnout			125,951	94.7	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Council

References

1. "Eddy, Randolph John ('Dolph')". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
2. "Butler, Glyde Algernon Surtees". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
3. "Kennan, James Harley". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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