Seat of Evelyn

(Outer Eastern Melbourne)
Fairly Safe. Liberal 9.6%

Profile:

Evelyn is an electorate located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It suburbs and towns of Coldstream, Gruyere, Lilydale, and Wonga Park. It has shrunk over the years as the eastern suburbs of Melbourne have continued to grow.

The district has generally been safe for the Liberal Party, though Labor do manage to gain the seat when they win across the state in a landslide. Labor first gained the seat in 1952 and held it until 1958; they gained it again in 1982 and held it until 1985 and gained it in 2002 and held it until 2006. In terms of demographics, the seat fits a rural skilled working class profile with most people employed in trades.

Incumbent MP:

Christine Fyffe (Liberal) - since 2006. Pictured right. She is not standing for reelection in 2018.

Electorate Boundaries and 2014 Polling Places:

Candidates:

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Gail Ritchie | Bridget Vallence

Gail Ritchie
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Political Party: Labor.

Bridget Vallence
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Political Party: Liberal.

Bridget Vallence is a private sector professional in procurement leadership for multinational companies in the automotive industry. She is currently Head of Retail, Marketing and Communications Procurement Asia Pacific for Goodyear Dunlop Tyres, and formerly Procurement Operations Manager for Goodyear in Australia & New Zealand. She has previously held various management roles at Ford Motor Company, where she commenced her career as a graduate.

Prediction:

Liberal retain

Evelyn would likely only fall to Labor if they were going to win across the state in a landslide.

2014 Results:

EVELYN 2014 Primary Vote by Polling Place
	Glenn Williams (ACA)	Christine Fyffe (LIB) ✓	Anthony McAleer	Sandra Betts (GRN)	Peter Harris (ALP)	Damien de Pyle (AC)	Lawrence Mobsby
Binbadeen	1.8%	50.5%	1.6%	6.3%	36.0%	3.0%	0.7%
Chirnside Park	1.7%	57.1%	1.6%	5.7%	30.3%	2.8%	0.8%
Coldstream	3.7%	51.5%	0.8%	4.8%	37.4%	0.9%	0.9%
Croydon North	2.1%	63.0%	1.7%	6.3%	25.2%	1.7%	0.0%
Gruyere	1.6%	65.2%	0.5%	11.2%	20.3%	1.1%	0.0%
Lilydale	1.7%	51.0%	1.4%	7.1%	33.9%	3.7%	1.2%
Lilydale Heights	2.6%	49.1%	0.6%	6.2%	37.9%	3.2%	0.5%
Lilydale Lake	1.3%	55.8%	2.1%	6.3%	28.7%	5.0%	0.8%
Lilydale West	2.2%	52.6%	0.9%	6.9%	33.7%	3.0%	0.7%
Manchester	2.6%	48.4%	0.6%	7.4%	37.1%	3.6%	0.3%
Mount Evelyn	3.9%	43.4%	1.7%	8.7%	33.9%	7.5%	0.9%
Mt Evelyn South	3.8%	46.4%	2.3%	8.9%	34.2%	3.5%	0.9%
Rolling Hills	2.1%	51.6%	2.4%	6.3%	34.3%	3.0%	0.3%
Seville	4.2%	49.4%	1.2%	6.6%	35.0%	3.1%	0.5%
Wandin Yallock	2.2%	60.7%	0.3%	6.0%	26.4%	3.5%	0.7%
Absent	5.0%	44.3%	1.5%	11.2%	34.0%	2.9%	1.2%
Early	1.9%	56.3%	0.8%	5.8%	31.9%	2.4%	0.8%
Postal	2.2%	62.4%	0.9%	5.0%	26.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Provisional	7.5%	42.0%	4.0%	7.5%	35.6%	2.2%	1.1%
TOTALS	2.5%	53.5%	1.2%	6.7%	32.2%	3.1%	0.8%

Data provided by the VEC.

2014 Two Party Preferred Vote by Polling Place
	Christine Fyffe (LIB) ✓	Peter Harris (ALP)
Binbadeen	56.5%	43.5%
Chirnside Park	63.0%	37.0%
Coldstream	57.2%	42.8%
Croydon North	68.8%	31.2%
Gruyere	71.9%	28.1%
Lilydale	57.7%	42.3%
Lilydale Heights	54.9%	45.1%
Lilydale Lake	63.8%	36.2%
Lilydale West	58.1%	41.9%
Manchester	55.1%	44.9%
Mount Evelyn	55.2%	44.8%
Mt Evelyn South	54.5%	45.5%
Rolling Hills	57.8%	42.2%
Seville	55.8%	44.2%
Wandin Yallock	67.7%	32.3%
Absent	52.7%	47.3%
Early	59.9%	40.1%
Postal	67.8%	32.2%
Provisional	52.7%	47.3%
TOTALS	59.6%	40.4%

Data provided by the VEC.

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