| Brighton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
_2022.svg) Location of Brighton (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | James Newbury |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Suburb of Brighton |
| Electors | 45,224 (2018) |
| Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The electoral district of Brighton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) in south-eastern Melbourne, including the suburbs of Brighton and Elwood, and parts of Brighton East and Hampton. It lies within the Southern Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
It is one of only three electorates (along with Richmond and Williamstown) to have existed continuously since 1856. Brighton was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act, 1855, as: "Commencing on the Sea Coast at the South-west Angle of Section 25, Parish of Moorabbin, thence by a Line East to the South-east Angle of Section 55 ; on the East by a Line bearing North, being the Parish Boundary from the said Point to the North-east Angle of Section 63 ; on the North by the Road bearing West to the Sea Coast, and on the West by the Sea Coast to the commencing Point."[2]
- ^ "Brighton District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2013.