Division of Higgins
The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.
| Higgins Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Michelle Ananda-Rajah |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | H. B. Higgins |
| Area | 39 km2 (15.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
It was created in 1949 and is named after Justice H. B. Higgins (1851–1929). Higgins was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1894), president of the Carlton Football Club (1904), a member of the Australian House of Representatives (1901–1906), and a judge of the High Court of Australia (1906–1929).
The Division of Higgins covers the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Armadale, Ashburton, Malvern, Toorak and parts of Glen Iris, Camberwell, Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Prahran, and South Yarra.
Members change
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Holt | Liberal | 1949–1967 | |
| John Gorton | Liberal | 1968–1975 | |
| Independent | 1975–1975 | ||
| Roger Shipton | Liberal | 1975–1990 | |
| Peter Costello | Liberal | 1990–2009 | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | 2009–present | |
Higgins has been important in Australian federal politics and for the Liberal Party of Australia. The seat's first two members, Harold Holt and Sir John Gorton, were the 17th and 19th Prime Ministers of Australia. Higgins is the only Division to have been held by two Prime Ministers.
Peter Costello the longest serving Treasurer of Australia and former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party also held the seat from 1990–2009. He resigned in 2009 which meant a by-election had to be held. There had also been a by-election in 1967, after Harold Holt disappeared in the sea.
Election results change
| 2022 Australian federal election: Higgins[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Katie Allen | 38,859 | 40.69 | −5.84 | |
| Labor | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | 27,187 | 28.46 | +2.39 | |
| Greens | Sonya Semmens | 21,632 | 22.65 | −0.06 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Ford | 2,648 | 2.77 | +2.77 | |
| United Australia | Ingram Spencer | 1,917 | 2.01 | +0.84 | |
| Reason | Andrew Johnson | 1,458 | 1.53 | +1.53 | |
| Animal Justice | Alicia Walker | 1,295 | 1.36 | −0.40 | |
| Australian Federation | Suzie Menoudakis | 515 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
| Total formal votes | 95,511 | 97.18 | −0.31 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,774 | 2.82 | +0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 98,285 | 91.23 | −2.45 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | 49,726 | 52.06 | +4.67 | |
| Liberal | Katie Allen | 45,785 | 47.94 | −4.67 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.67 | |||
References change
- ↑ Higgins, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites change
| Preceded by Kooyong |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1966–1967 Harold Holt |
Succeeded by Murray |
| Preceded by Murray |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1968–1971 John Gorton |
Succeeded by Lowe |