The Electoral district of Ballarat East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It existed from 1859 to 1927 before being revived in 1992. It includes the eastern side of the city of Ballarat and rural areas surrounding on the northeast, east and southeast. According to the Victorian Electoral Commission, its total area is 3,323 square kilometres. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Location of Ballarat in Victoria (red) Ballarat Base Hospital For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Ballarat. ...

The district compromises the following suburbs and towns: Ballan, Ballarat East, Ballarat South, Bungaree, Buninyong, Canadian, Creswick, Daylesford, Hepburn Springs, Kyneton, Lal Lal, Malmsbury, Meredith, Mount Clear, Mount Pleasant and Steiglitz. Ballan is a small town in the state of Victoria, Australia, part of the Moorabool Shire located 78 km north west of Melbourne just off the Western Freeway, on the Werribee River with a population estimated at 1,730 people. ... The town of Buninyong is located south of Ballarat in Australia. ... Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia. ... Vincent Steet Daylesford () is a town in rural Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, about 115 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the foothills of Great Dividing Range. ... Kyneton (37°14′S 144°27′E) is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia with a population of approximately 5,000. ... Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. ... Steiglitz is a small hamlet, approximately an hours drive north-west from the the city of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Industries in the district include agriculture, grazing, mining and timber production.

Since being recreated Ballarat East has been a marginal seat, it was held by Barry Traynor of the Liberal Party until the 1999 election when it was won by Geoff Howard of the Labor Party, who easily retained the seat in 2002 election. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday September 18, 1999. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday November 30, 2002. ...

However the contest at the 2006 election is shaping up as an interesting one, the seat is the most marginal of the four seats based around Ballarat and Bendigo and Labor maverick turned Independent Dianne Hadden has announced she will also contest this seat. The state election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria is scheduled for 25 November 2006. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dianne Hadden (born October 4, 1951) is an Australian politician. ...

Members for Ballarat East

• Barry Traynor Liberal Party of Australia 1992 - 1999
• Geoff Howard Australian Labor Party 1999 -

The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...

See also

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

The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... See also: Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2002-2006 Categories: Lists of members of parliament ...

External links

• State Election 2002: Ballarat East, Victorian Electoral Commission
• State Election 1999: Ballarat East, Victorian Electoral Commission

References

• Victorian Electoral Commission: Electorate profile: Ballarat East District