Electoral district of Preston

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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. In 2022, Scott was succeeded by Nathan Lambert.

Members for Preston

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
Template:Australian party style\|	File:Bill Ruthven in WWII.jpg	William Ruthven (1893–1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Australian politics/name	10 November 1945 – 28 May 1955
Template:Australian party style\|	File:Labor Placeholder.png	Charlie Ring (1899–1975)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Australian politics/name	28 May 1955 – 30 May 1970
Template:Australian party style\|	File:Labor Placeholder.png	Carl Kirkwood (1929–2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Australian politics/name	30 May 1970 – 1 October 1988
Template:Australian party style\|	File:Labor Placeholder.png	Michael Leighton (1954–2014)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Australian politics/name	1 October 1988 – 25 November 2006
Template:Australian party style\|	Template:CSS image crop	Robin Scott (1973–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Australian politics/name	25 November 2006 – 26 November 2022
Template:Australian party style\|	File:Labor Placeholder.png	Nathan Lambert	Template:Australian politics/name	26 November 2022 – present	Incumbent

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