About kew

Kew District is a metropolitan electorate of 28 square kilometres located approximately five kilometres east of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Balwyn North, Deepdene, Kew and Kew East, as well as parts of Balwyn and Canterbury.

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Kew District is a residential electorate, and features several parks and recreational reserves, including Studley Park on the Yarra River.

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Former Members for Kew:

1927 – 1949 – Sir Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes
1949 – 1971 – Sir Arthur Rylah
1971 – 1981 – Sir Rupert James Hamer
1981 – 1988 – Prudence Anne Sibree
1988 – 1999 – Jan Louise Murray Wade
1999 – 2014 – Hon Andrew John McIntosh
2014 – present – Tim Smith

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