▁for ▁the ▁inner ▁sout he astern ▁Per th ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁which ▁falls ▁within ▁its ▁borders . ▁ ▁History ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁red ist ribution , ▁at ▁which ▁five ▁new ▁metropol itan ▁elect or ates ▁were ▁created ▁to ▁replace ▁former ▁Gold fields ▁seats ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁seat ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁safe ▁Labor ▁Party ▁seat , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁all ▁but ▁eight ▁years ▁since ▁its ▁creation . ▁William ▁Read , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁by - e lection ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁parliament ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁state ▁election , ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁non - L abor ▁candidate ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁the ▁seat . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Ron ▁Dav ies , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Dav ies ▁left ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁after ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Agent - General ▁for ▁Western ▁Australia ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection , ▁held ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Geoff ▁Gal lop , ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Mur do ch ▁University , ▁was ▁elected . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁followed ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁into ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁opposition ▁leader , ▁and ▁just ▁over ▁four ▁years ▁later ,