Electoral district of Warrandyte

Warrandyte Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Warrandyte (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1976
MP	Ryan Smith
Party	Liberal Party
Electors	43,282 (2018)
Area	90 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan
Coordinates	37°45′36″S 145°13′48″E

The electoral district of Warrandyte is an Australian electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains the suburbs of Park Orchards, Ringwood North, Warrandyte, Warrandyte North, Warrandyte South, Warranwood, Wonga Park, most of Donvale, and parts of Chirnside Park, Doncaster East, and Ringwood.

Warrandyte was originally a marginal seat, being held by the Liberal Party from the creation of the electorate at the 1976 election until it lost government at the 1982 election. The seat was then Labor-held until the 1988 election, when Phil Honeywood became the only Liberal to win a seat from Labor.

Honeywood made the seat very secure for the Liberals, to the extent that he comfortably held the seat at the 2002 election, despite over half of his Legislative Assembly colleagues losing their seats. Honeywood became Deputy Leader of the Opposition, before retiring at the 2006 election. Fellow Liberal, Ryan Smith, easily retained the seat.

Lots of parks and schools fill this lush green area outside of Melbourne. It is known for the Mullum Mullum Creek, Currawong Bush Park and The Yarra River. Lots of families and retirees live in this area, thus making it more Liberal.

Members for Warrandyte

Member		Party	Term
	Norman Lacy	Liberal	1976–1982
	Lou Hill	Labor	1982–1988
	Phil Honeywood	Liberal	1988–2006
	Ryan Smith	Liberal	2006–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Warrandyte

2018 Victorian state election: Warrandyte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ryan Smith	18,852	49.76	−7.13
	Labor	Elizabeth McGrath	13,395	35.36	+6.14
	Greens	Ben Ramcharan	3,927	10.37	−0.07
	Animal Justice	Lachlan McGill	1,710	4.51	+4.51
Total formal votes			37,884	95.20	−0.07
Informal votes			1,909	4.80	+0.07
Turnout			39,793	91.94	−2.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ryan Smith	20,402	53.88	−7.72
	Labor	Elizabeth McGrath	17,464	46.12	+7.72
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.72

See also

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

External links

• Electorate profile: Warrandyte District, Victorian Electoral Commission