It also included the RAAF Williams airbase and the Point Cook Coastal Park.

[2][full citation needed][3][4] In 1993, a broad "peace deal" was struck between the Socialist Left and the right-wing Labor Unity faction, which saw both factions agree to deliver the Altona preselection for the 1996 election to Socialist Left candidate Lynne Kosky instead of Marple.

[7] Kosky resigned mid-term on 18 January 2010, citing significant health problems in her family.

This necessitated a February by-election, which was won by former Labor state president Jill Hennessy.

[11] The seat was abolished ahead of the 2022 election and replaced by the electoral district of Point Cook.