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Electoral district of Preston

Preston
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
VIC Preston District 2014.png
Location of Preston (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State Victoria
Created 1945
MP Robin Scott
Party Australian Labor Party
Electors 42,297 (2014)
Area 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Demographic Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently centres on the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat.

The most prominent former member was Victoria Cross recipient William Ruthven. At the 2006 election Robin Scott was elected to succeed the retiring Michael Leighton who had been the member since the 1988 election.



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