Electoral district of Kew

State electoral district of Victoria, Australia

The electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Located in eastern Melbourne, a few kilometres from the city centre, it is centred on the suburbs of Kew and Kew East. It also contains Balwyn, Balwyn North, Deepdene, and parts of Canterbury, Mont Albert, and Surrey Hills. The current member for Kew is Jess Wilson.

The boundaries of the Victorian electoral districts and regions, including Kew, are determined by the independent and impartial Electoral Boundaries Commission. Redivisions typically occur when there have been two state elections since the last redivision. As of the 2022 Victorian state election, Kew follows the Yarra River along the north and west, follows Winfield Rd, Evelina St, Kerry Pde, Barloa Rd, and York St on the east, and follows Mont Albert Rd and Barkers Rd with the boundary extending down into Canterbury Rd between Balwyn Rd and Burke Rd on the south. In the boundary redistribution for the 2022 Victorian state election, Kew gained 6,514 voters from the Box Hill district. 96% of residents in the district of Kew that are in the labour force are employed. The median weekly personal income of residents is $991 ($188 higher that the state median), the median weekly household income of residents is $3,010 ($874 higher that the state median). for four pounds and six shillings per acre and named the allotment Kew. In naming Kew, he is believed to have said "Kew in England is near Richmond, this place is near Richmond, why not call it Kew? ".

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes Wilfrid Kent Hughes(1895–1970) Nationalist 9 April 1927 – 1931 Served as minister under McPherson and Argyle. Served as Deputy Premier under Argyle and Hollway. Retired. Later held the federal seat of Chisholm and served as minister under Menzies. United Australia 1931–1945  Liberal / LCP 1945 – 31 October 1949  Arthur Rylah(1909–1974) LCP / Liberal 17 December 1949 –5 March 1971 Served as Deputy Premier under Bolte. Retired. Dick Hamer(1916–2004) Liberal 17 April 1971 –17 July 1981 Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Served as minister under Bolte. Served as Premier from 1972 to 1981. Retired. Prue Sibree(1946–) Liberal 15 August 1981 –19 March 1988 Retired. Jan Wade(1937–) Liberal 19 March 1988 –17 September 1999 Served as minister under Kennett. Retired. Andrew McIntosh(1955–) Liberal 18 September 1999 –29 November 2014 Served as minister under Baillieu and Napthine. Resigned. Tim Smith(1983–) Liberal 29 November 2014 –26 November 2022 Retired. Jess Wilson(1990–) Liberal 26 November 2022 –present Incumbent.