Electoral district of Doncaster
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The Electoral district of Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. It is part of the Upper House Eastern Metropolitan Region. Doncaster covers 25 square kilometres and comprises parts of the suburbs of Doncaster, Doncaster East and Donvale. A residential suburban electorate, Doncaster features gardens and reserves, shopping centres and sports amenities.
Prior to 1976, the area of Doncaster/Templestowe was included in the seats of South Bourke, Evelyn, Mernda and Box Hill. In 1976 the seat of Doncaster was created by splitting it from the seat of Box Hill as the population grew.
The area was once renowned for growing apples. Some tall stands of pine trees that formed windbreaks around the orchards are still visible in and around Doncaster and in the Pine Ridge area of Donvale.
Liberal parliamentarian Morris Williams was the first MP for the seat of Doncaster as we know it (from March 1976 to August 1988). Doncaster was previously part of the Upper House Province of Templestowe.
The current member, Victor Perton, was elected in October 1988. He has announced his retirement from politics after this current term, and that he will not contest the 2006 election [link].
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