# Melbourne North Province

Melbourne North Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

## Members for Melbourne North Province

| Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party |
| Donald Melville | | 1904 | Francis Stuart | |
| Donald Melville | | 1907 | William Evans | Labor |
| Donald Melville | | 1910 | William Evans | Labor |
| Donald Melville | | 1913 | William Evans | Labor |
| Donald Melville | | 1914 | William Beckett | Labor |
| Donald Melville | | 1916 | William Beckett | Labor |
| Esmond Kiernan | Labor | 1919 | William Beckett | Labor |
| Esmond Kiernan | Labor | 1922 | William Beckett | Labor |
| Esmond Kiernan | Labor | 1925 | William Beckett | Labor |
| Esmond Kiernan | Labor | 1928 | William Beckett | Labor |
| Esmond Kiernan | Labor | 1931 | Herbert Olney | Nationalist |
| Esmond Kiernan | Independent | 1931 | Herbert Olney | United Australia |
| Esmond Kiernan | Independent | 1934 | Herbert Olney | United Australia |
| Esmond Kiernan | Independent | 1937 | Herbert Olney | United Australia |
| Archibald Fraser | Labor | 1940 | Herbert Olney | United Australia |
| Archibald Fraser | Labor | 1943 | Likely McBrien | Independent |
| Archibald Fraser | Labor | 1946 | Likely McBrien | Independent |
| Archibald Fraser | Labor | 1949 | John Galbally | Labor |
| Archibald Fraser | Labor | 1952 | John Galbally | Labor |
| Jack Little | Labor | 1954 | John Galbally | Labor |
| Jack Little | Labor (A-C) | 1955 | John Galbally | Labor |
| Jack Little | Labor (A-C) | 1955 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1958 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1961 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1964 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1967 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1970 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1973 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1976 | John Galbally | Labor |
| John Walton | Labor | 1979 | Giovanni Sgro | Labor |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | 1982 | Giovanni Sgro | Labor |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | 1985 | Giovanni Sgro | Labor |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | 1988 | Giovanni Sgro | Labor |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | 1992 | Don Nardella | Labor |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | 1996 | Don Nardella | Labor |
| Candy Broad | Labor | 1999 | Marsha Thomson | Labor |
| Candy Broad | Labor | 2002 | Marsha Thomson | Labor |

## Election results

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Candy Broad | 90,720 | 69.4 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Henry Buch | 25,976 | 19.9 | -11.4 |
| | Greens | David Cuthbertson | 10,674 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Democrats | Penelope Robertson | 3,333 | 2.6 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 130,703 | 94.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,276 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,979 | 92.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Candy Broad | 101,705 | 77.8 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal | Henry Buch | 28,979 | 22.2 | -10.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.7 | |