Pascoe Vale – Victoria 2010

ALP 22.8%

Incumbent MP
Christine Campbell, since 1996.

Geography
Northern Melbourne. Pascoe Vale covers northern parts of the City of Moreland, specifically the suburbs of Coburg North, Hadfield, Oak Park, Pascoe Vale and Pascoe Vale South and parts of the suburbs of Coburg, Glenroy and Gowenbrae.

History
Pascoe Vale has existed in two incarnations, first for a single term in the 1950s and then again since 1985. In that time it has always been held by the ALP.

The original Pascoe Vale was created for the 1955 election, when it was won by the ALP’s Arthur Drakeford. He had previously held the seat of Essendon for one term in the 1940s. The seat was abolished after only one term.

Pascoe Vale was recreated in 1985, and was won by the ALP’s Cyril Edwards. He had previously been Member for Moonee Ponds and Ascot Vale, serving continuously from 1967 until his retirement at the 1988 election.

In 1988 Pascoe Vale was won by Deputy Mayor of Coburg, Kelvin Thomson. He served as Member for Pascoe Vale until he resigned in March 1996 to contest the federal seat of Wills. The federal election was held only four weeks before the Victorian state election, so no by-election was held. Thomson has served as Member for Wills ever since, and served as a shadow minister while the ALP was in opposition federally.

Pascoe Vale was won at the 1996 state election by Christine Campbell. She has served as a minister in the state Labor government since 1999.

Candidates

Political situation
Pascoe Vale is a very safe Labor seat.

2006 result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Christine Campbell ALP 19,733 60.26 -6.71
Claude Tomisich LIB 7,679 23.45 +0.91
David Collis GRN 4,003 12.22 +3.37
Stefan Pittari FF 1,104 3.37 +3.37
Noelene Isherwood CEC 229 0.70 -0.94

2006 two-candidate-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Christine Campbell ALP 23,828 72.78 -1.42
Claude Tomisich LIB 8,912 27.22 +1.42

Booth breakdown
Booths in Pascoe Vale have been broken into three areas: Coburg in the southeast, Glenroy in the centre and Pascoe Vale in the northwest.

The ALP won massive majorities in all three areas, although it was bigger in Coburg, with almost 77%, compared to about 72% in the other areas. The Greens polled much more strongly in the Coburg area.

 

Polling booths in Pascoe Vale at the 2006 state election. Coburg in blue, Glenroy in green, Pascoe Vale in yellow.
Voter group GRN % ALP 2CP % Total votes % of votes
Glenroy 9.25 72.13 9,461 28.90
Coburg 16.75 76.99 8,711 26.61
Pascoe Vale 10.33 72.00 8,518 26.02
Other votes 13.02 68.83 6,050 18.48
Two-party-preferred votes in Pascoe Vale at the 2006 state election.
Greens primary votes in Pascoe Vale at the 2006 state election.

3 COMMENTS

  2. Candidates in ballot paper order are:

    Christine Campbell – Labor
    Claude Tomisich – Liberal
    Alf Hickey –
    Liam Farrelly – Greens

  3. Top Green booths (where they outpolled Libs): 26.4% at Coburg East, 26.2% at Coburg, 25.7% at Newlands, 22.8% at Coburg South. All the way down to 7.7% at Glenroy East.

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