Central Highlands Province

Former electoral province of the Victorian Legislative Council, Australia

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Central Highlands Province was an electorate of the Legislative Council of Victoria, Australia. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a safe seat for the Liberal Party for most of its history, but was a surprise gain for the Labor Party in their landslide victory at the 2002 state election. The electorate was abolished in the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

It covered a broad area of the state between the outer fringes of Melbourne and the Victorian Alps. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 24,164 km2 and included the towns and suburbs of Alexandra, Benalla, Bright, Broadford, Coldstream, Diamond Creek, Euroa, Healesville, Hurstbridge, Lilydale, Mansfield, Marysville, Mount Beauty, Plenty, Seymour, Yan Yean, Yarra Glen and Yea.

## Members for Central Highlands Province

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Member 1  | Party  | Year

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| Jock Granter | Liberal | 1976 | Member 2  | Party
1979 |   | Fred Grimwade | Liberal
1982
1985
1987 |   | Marie Tehan | Liberal
| Geoff Craige | Liberal | 1988
1992 |   | Graeme Stoney | Liberal
1996
1999
| Rob Mitchell | Labor | 2002

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Central Highlands Province

2002 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Rob Mitchell | 57,245  | 44.3  | +1.1
| Liberal | Cath Marriott  | 48,352  | 37.4  | −16.6
| Greens | Janet MacKenzie  | 12,206  | 9.4  | +8.4
| National | Rozi Parisotto  | 9,563  | 7.4  | +6.5
| Democrats | Jos Vandersman  | 1,925  | 1.5  | +0.8
Total formal votes  | 129,291  | 96.7  | −0.2
Informal votes  | 4,470  | 3.3  | +0.2
Turnout | 133,761  | 94.1  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Rob Mitchell | 70,460  | 54.5  | +9.8
| Liberal | Cath Marriott  | 58,831  | 45.5  | −9.8
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.8 |

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Former electoral provinces of the Victorian Legislative Council (1856 – 2006)

* Ballarat
* Bendigo
* Boronia
* Central
* Central Highlands
* Chelsea
* Doutta Galla
* East Yarra
* Eastern
* Eumemmerring
* Geelong
* Gippsland
* Higinbotham
* Jika Jika
* Koonung
* Melbourne
* Melbourne East
* Melbourne North
* Melbourne South
* Melbourne West
* Monash
* Nelson
* North Central
* North Eastern
* North Western
* North Yarra
* Northern
* Nunawading
* Public and Railway Officers
* Silvan
* South Eastern
* South Western
* South Yarra
* Southern
* Templestowe
* Thomastown
* Waverley
* Wellington
* Western
* Western Port

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