Electoral district of Clarinda
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| Clarinda Victoria—Legislative Assembly |
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| File:VIC Clarinda District 2014.png
Location of Clarinda (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
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| State | Victoria |
| MP | Hong Lim |
| Party | Labor |
| Electors | 43,698 (2014) |
| Area | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Clarinda is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.[1]
It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Clayton, covering south east suburbs in Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Clarinda, Clayton, Springvale, Heatherton and Cheltenham.[2]
The abolished district of Clayton was held by Labor MP Hong Lim. Clarinda is estimated to be a safe Labor seat with a margin of 12.4%.[3]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Hong Lim | Labor | 2014–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Hong Lim | 20,029 | 53.3 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal | Gandhi Bevinakoppa | 10,965 | 29.2 | −4.1 | |
| Greens | James Talbot-Kamoen | 4,239 | 11.3 | +2.7 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Melanie Vassiliou | 1,340 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Independent | James Marinis | 1,034 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,700 | 93.9 | −0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,466 | 6.1 | +0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 40,166 | 91.9 | +0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Hong Lim | 24,713 | 65.8 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal | Gandhi Bevinakoppa | 12,833 | 34.2 | −3.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
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