Electoral district of Hawthorn

For the Queensland electorate, see Electoral district of Hawthorne.

Hawthorn Victoria—Legislative Assembly
File:Electoral district of Hawthorn (Victoria) 2022.svg Location of Hawthorn (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1889
MP	John Pesutto
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Hawthorn
Electors	44,828 (2018)
Area	21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan
Coordinates	37°50′S 145°03′E
Electorates around Hawthorn: Richmond Kew Box Hill Richmond Hawthorn Box Hill Malvern Ashwood Ashwood

Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1888, taking effect at the 1899 election. The seat is located in eastern Melbourne and is centred on the suburbs of Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. It also includes Camberwell and parts of Canterbury, Glen Iris, and Surrey Hills.

History

Hawthorn has usually been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors, having been held by a number of leaders and senior ministers. In the 1960s, the seat of Hawthorn included parts of working class Richmond, making it less secure for the Liberals than in recent decades. With the exception of two occasions when Liberal MPs defected and sat as independents, it has only been held by non-Liberal MPs three times in its history: independent Leslie Hollins from 1940 to 1945, Labor-turned-Labor (Anti-Communist) MP Charles Murphy from 1952 to 1955, and Labor MP John Kennedy in 2018. Kennedy's victory over Liberal MP John Pesutto at the 2018 state election was considered a shock, with Guardian Australia saying he had "little chance" going into the election. Pesutto was a panelist on ABC on election night when he was told on live television that he had lost his seat. Pesutto re-contested Hawthorn at the 2022 state election, defeating Kennedy and teal independent candidate Melissa Lowe. He is the current member, as well as the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party. Notable former members for Hawthorn include former premiers Sir William McPherson and Ted Baillieu, as well as Walter Jona, a minister in the Hamer government.

Members for Hawthorn

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
	File:3x4.svg	Charles Taylor	Liberal	1 April 1889 – 1 September 1894
	File:Robert Murray Smith by Samuel Calvert - Illustrated Australian News (1873).jpg	Robert Murray Smith	Conservative	1 October 1894 – 1 October 1900
	File:Robert Barbour, Politician.png	Robert Barbour	Liberal	1 November 1900 – 1901
			Ministerialist	1901 – 1 September 1902
	File:George swinburne founder of swinburne technical college.jpg	George Swinburne	Ministerialist	1 October 1902 – 1907
			Independent	1907 – 1911
			Liberal	1911 – 31 July 1913
	File:William McPherson 1929 (cropped).jpg	William Murray McPherson	Liberal	1 September 1913 – 1916	Premier of Victoria from 1928–1929
			Economy	1916 – 1917
			Nationalist	1917 – 1 August 1930
	File:Logo of the United Australia Party.svg	John Gray	Nationalist	27 September 1930 – 1931
			United Australia	1931 – 6 May 1939
	File:Logo of the United Australia Party.svg	Les Tyack	United Australia	10 June 1939 – 16 March 1940	Won by-election
	File:3x4.svg	Leslie Hollins	Independent	16 March 1940 – 10 November 1945
	File:Liberal Placeholder.png	Fred Edmunds	Liberal	16 March 1940 – February 1950
			Independent	February 1950 – 12 May 1950
	File:Liberal Placeholder.png	Les Tyack	Liberal	12 May 1950 – 6 December 1952
	File:Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg	Charles Murphy	Labor	6 December 1952 – March 1955
			Labor (Anti-Communist)	March 1955 – 27 May 1955
	File:Liberal Placeholder.png	Jim Manson	Liberal	27 May 1955 – 31 May 1958
	File:Liberal Placeholder.png	Peter Garrisson	Liberal	31 May 1958 – 1963
			Independent	1963 – 27 June 1964
	File:Liberal Placeholder.png	Walter Jona	Liberal	27 June 1964 – 2 March 1985
	File:Liberal Placeholder.png	Phil Gude	Liberal	2 March 1985 – 18 September 1999	Deputy Liberal leader from 1991–1999
	File:Chinese New Year 2013 85 - Ted Baillieu (8459813505) b.jpg	Ted Baillieu	Liberal	18 September 1999 – 29 November 2014	Premier of Victoria from 2010–2013
	File:Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto b.jpg	John Pesutto	Liberal	29 November 2014 – 24 November 2018	Lost seat
	File:Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg	John Kennedy	Labor	24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022	Lost seat
	File:Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto b.jpg	John Pesutto	Liberal	26 November 2022 – present	Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party since December 2022. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hawthorn

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Hawthorn.[edit]

2022 Victorian state election: Hawthorn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Pesutto	18,728	42.3	−1.8
	Labor	John Kennedy	9,799	22.1	−10.9
	Independent	Melissa Lowe	8,851	20.0	+20.0
	Greens	Nick Savage	4,927	11.1	−6.4
	Animal Justice	Faith Fuhrer	660	1.5	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Peppard	583	1.3	+1.3
	Family First	Ken Triantafillis	408	0.9	+0.9
	Democratic Labour	Stratton Bell	354	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			44,310	97.4	+1.0
Informal votes			1,178	2.6	−1.0
Turnout			45,488	90.8	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Pesutto	22,927	51.7	+2.3
	Labor	John Kennedy	21,383	48.3	–2.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.3

References

• "Re-Member". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

External links

• Electorate profile: Hawthorn District, Victorian Electoral Commission