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Seat of Hawthorn
(Eastern Melbourne)
Fairly Safe. Liberal 8.6%
Profile:
The Hawthorn electorate is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It consists primarily of the suburb of Hawthorn, but also includes Camberwell and parts of Canterbury.
It has a high proportion of people employed in professional occupations and managerial roles and also has a relatively high Chinese population. The seat has been in existence since the 1880's and has usually being held by the Liberal Party by large margins, with Labor last (and only) holding the seat in the 1950's. Among its former MPs is former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu.
Incumbent MP:
John Pesutto (Liberal) - since 2014. Pictured right.
Electorate Boundaries and 2014 Polling Places:
The numbers on the map below represent the two party preferred result (percentage) for each polling place in 2014.
Candidates:
Nicholas Bieber
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Political Party: Greens
Nicholas Bieber is a social worker working in mental health in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. He was raised in the rural town of Terang.
John Pesutto
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Political Party: Liberal (Incumbent MP)
John Pesutto has been the MP for Hawthorn since the 2014 State Election. Before his election, he worked in the private sector as a lawyer and successfully ran his own small business.
Catherine Wright
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Political Party: Animal Justice Party
John Ormond Kennedy
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Political Party: Labor
Prediction:
Liberal retain
Hawthorn is a safe Liberal seat. It is also a good area for the Greens, who could challenge for second in 2018.
2014 Results:
This electorate was a pretty standard affair in 2014, with no parties standing candidates other than the main three.
|
HAWTHORN
2014 Primary Vote by Polling Place
|
| |
Tim Hartnett (GRN)
|
John Pesutto (LIB) ✓ |
John McNally (ALP) |
| Auburn |
25.3% |
46.1% |
28.2% |
| Auburn North |
24.4% |
51.1% |
24.5% |
| Auburn South |
15.8% |
62.0% |
22.2% |
| Burwood West |
19.8% |
54.1% |
26.1% |
| Camberwell |
24.2% |
50.6% |
25.2% |
| Camberwell Middle |
16.7% |
57.7% |
25.6% |
| Camberwell South |
18.0% |
53.9% |
28.0% |
| Canterbury |
14.8% |
60.3% |
24.9% |
| Canterbury South |
20.1% |
57.6% |
22.2% |
| Chatham South |
20.6% |
59.3% |
20.1% |
| Glen Iris |
19.1% |
63.2% |
17.8% |
| Glenferrie |
25.9% |
42.2% |
31.9% |
| Glenferrie Central |
25.2% |
51.4% |
23.3% |
| Glenferrie South |
25.2% |
53.9% |
20.9% |
| Hawthorn |
25.3% |
49.9% |
24.8% |
| Highfield |
14.7% |
60.3% |
25.0% |
| Willison |
18.7% |
56.4% |
25.3% |
| Absent Votes |
26.6% |
49.0% |
24.4% |
| Early Votes |
20.8% |
55.9% |
23.3% |
| Postal Votes |
17.1% |
61.0% |
21.9% |
| Provisional Votes |
31.2% |
40.5% |
28.1% |
| TOTALS |
21.3% |
54.5% |
24.2% |
|
| Data provided by the VEC. |
| 2014 Two Party Preferred Vote by Polling Place |
| |
John Pesutto (LIB) ✓ |
John McNally (ALP) |
| Auburn |
50.2% |
49.8% |
| Auburn North |
55.9% |
44.1% |
| Auburn South |
65.7% |
34.3% |
| Burwood West |
57.6% |
42.4% |
| Camberwell |
54.1% |
45.9% |
| Camberwell Middle |
60.5% |
39.5% |
| Camberwell South |
62.8% |
37.2% |
| Canterbury |
64.6% |
35.4% |
| Canterbury South |
61.4% |
38.6% |
| Chatham South |
66.1% |
33.9% |
| Glen Iris |
70.4% |
29.6% |
| Glenferrie |
46.1% |
53.9% |
| Glenferrie Central |
56.2% |
43.8% |
| Glenferrie South |
58.3% |
41.7% |
| Hawthorn |
54.7% |
45.3% |
| Highfield |
62.6% |
37.4% |
| Willison |
57.9% |
42.1% |
| Absent Votes |
54.8% |
45.2% |
| Early Votes |
59.7% |
40.3% |
| Postal Votes |
64.8% |
35.2% |
| Provisional Votes |
51.9% |
48.1% |
| TOTALS |
58.6% |
41.4% |
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| Data provided by the VEC. |
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