Electoral district of Docklands

Docklands is an electoral district of the Enderronian Parliament in Wentworth Metropolis. It was originally created in the 1946 redistribution and first contested at the federal election later that year, then abolished in 1962. It was recreated after a redistribution in 1990. The seat is named after the inner eastern Wentworth suburb of Docklands, and is one of the most densely populated electorates in the country.

The sitting member, since the 2002 federal election, is Craig Ahlquist, a member of the Liberal Party of Enderron.

History
Docklands has always been centred on waterfront inner eastern suburbs of Wentworth, however significant demographic change has affected its voting patterns. In its original incarnation, it was a safe seat for the Social Democrats, as the Wentworth Docklands were originally a heavily working class region. The eastern end of the electorate was more affluent, taking in the more upper-class suburbs of St Kilda and Brighton Beach, however their tendency to favour the United Party was not enough to overcome the overall left-leaning nature of the seat. In the 1962 redistribution, amidst population decline in the area, Docklands was abolished and its territory was divided into its neighbouring electorates.

Starting from the late 1980s, the Docklands area underwent a major urban revitalisation project and became significantly gentrified. The seat of Docklands was recreated in 1990. The demographic changes made the seat much less safe for the Social Democrats. It was one of the many marginal seats taken by the Liberals in its 2002 election win, and it has been held by the party since. Docklands is now a safe Liberal seat.