The electoral district of Footscray is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies just west of Melbourne, covering the suburbs of Footscray, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Seddon, West Footscray, and parts of Yarraville.
The seat was first created by The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876 taking effect at the 1877 elections. It was abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In its current incarnation it has been held by the Labor Party for its entire existence. It has usually been a comfortably safe Labor seat, as it lies in Labor's traditional heartland of western and northern Melbourne.
Members for Footscray First incarnation (1877–1904)MemberPartyTerm Mark Last King Unaligned 1877–1879 William Clark Unaligned 1879–1894 John Hancock Labor 1894–1899 Samuel Mauger Independent 1900–1901 Jacob Fotheringham Liberal 1901–1902 Alexander McDonald Liberal 1902–1904 Second incarnation (1927–present)MemberPartyTerm George Prendergast Labor 1927–1937 Jack Mullens Labor 1937–1945 Jack Holland Labor 1945–1955 Roy Schintler Labor 1955–1958 Ernie Shepherd Labor 1958 Bill Divers Labor 1958–1970 Robert Fordham Labor 1970–1992 Bruce Mildenhall Labor 1992–2006 Marsha Thomson Labor 2006–2018 Katie Hall Labor 2018–present
Election results
External links Electorate profile: Footscray District, Victorian Electoral Commission
References