Electoral district of Altona

Altona
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location of Altona (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Created1992
Abolished2022
MPJill Hennessy
PartyLabor Party
Electors55,418 (2018)
Area79 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Coordinates37°53′S 144°47′E / 37.883°S 144.783°E / -37.883; 144.783

The electoral district of Altona was one of the electoral districts of Victoria, Australia, for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covered an area of 79 square kilometres (31 sq mi) in western Melbourne, and included the suburbs of Altona, Altona Meadows, Laverton, Point Cook, Seabrook and Seaholme. It also included the RAAF Williams airbase and the Point Cook Coastal Park. It lay within the Western Metropolitan Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]

The seat was abolished by the Electoral Boundaries Commission ahead of the 2022 election and largely replaced by the electoral district of Point Cook.

  1. ^ "Altona District profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.