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Victorian state election, 2018
Monbulk District
East of Melbourne: Belgrave, Kilsyth, Monbulk, Montrose, Upper Ferntree Gully
Federal seats: Part of Casey
Legislative Council: Eastern Victoria Region
Local government areas: Parts of Knox, Yarra Ranges
Enrolment 2014 election: 41,906
Enrolment 2018 election: 43,324 (up 3.4%)
Sitting member:
Hon James Merlino (Labor): Elected 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 1.8
2014 Labor majority over Liberal: 5.0
Status: Marginal Labor
2014 results
Candidates
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Liz Hicks
Australian Greens |
Hon James Merlino
Australian Labor Party |
John Schurink
Liberal Party |
Joshua Norman (Democratic Labour Party)
John Schurink (Liberal Party)
Jordan Crook (Independent)
Hon James Merlino (Australian Labor Party)
Liz Hicks (Australian Greens)
Monbulk District
Monbulk was created in 1967, covering the Dandenong Ranges towns east of Melbourne, previously in the Scoresby
seat. Its boundaries have not changed much since. It is an affluent area with a stable, mostly home-owning population,
including many Melbourne people who have moved to the picturesque hill towns for lifestyle reasons. Its largest centres
are Belgrave, Tecoma and Upwey, which vote heavily Labor, and suburban Montrose and Mooroolbark East, which are more
marginal.
Monbulk has usually elected a government member. Its first member was Bill Borthwick, a minister in the Bolte,
Hamer and Thompson governments. He was defeated in 1982 by Labor's Neil Pope, a minister in the Cain and Kirner
governments. In 1992 the Liberal Steve McArthur defeated Pope, and he in turn was defeated in 2002 by Labor's James
Merlino.
James Merlino, Labor MLA for Monbulk since 2002, was an official with the Shop Assistants (SDA) union before his
election. He was a minister in the Bracks and Brumby governments, and was elected Deputy Leader of the Opposition
after Labor's 2010 defeat. He became Deputy Premier and Minister for Education in 2014, and Minister for Emergency
Services in June 2016.
The Liberal candidate is John Schurink, a paramedic and Captain of the Sassafras-Ferny Creek CFA Brigade. He
was a member of the CFA Board until removed by Merlino in the wake of the dispute between the CFA and the United
Firefighters Union that led to the resignation of former minister Jane Garrett. The Greens candidate is Liz Hicks, a
postgraduate law student.
Boundaries following 2014 redistricting:
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