Electoral district of Essendon

Essendon is an electoral district of the Enderronian Parliament in Flinders Prefecture, first contested at the 1885 general election. It was abolished in 1930, and recreated in 1990. It is named after Essendon, a northern suburb of Flinders City, and covers a thin coastal strip immediately north of the city centre.

The sitting member, since the 2018 federal election, is Brett Langley, a member of the Social Democratic Party.

History
Essendon was created in time for the 1885 general election, covering what was at the time the town of Essendon, and its surrounds; it would not be until after World War II that urban development combined Essendon and Flinders City into a contiguous metropolitan area. In its first incarnation, it was a marginal seat, but tilted towards the British Mariana Liberal Party and later the Democratic Party of Enderron. Its most prominent member was Ray Dodson, a co-founder and first leader of the New Democratic Party.

The seat was recreated at the 1990 redistribution, and has generally been a marginal Social Democratic seat, being the only electorate in Flinders where the party is competitive.