Division of Melbourne

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Melbourne is an Australian Electoral Division of Victoria. It was one of the first 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901.[1] It includes the City of Melbourne and the suburbs of Abbotsford, Ascot Vale, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Colllingwood, Docklands, North Melbourne, West Melbourne, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Kensington, Parkville, Richmond, and parts of Brunswick and Brunswick East.[1] It was named after the city of Melbourne, which was named in 1838 for Lord Melbourne, the British Prime Minister.[1]

Melbourne
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Melbourne (green) in Victoria
Created1901
MPAdam Bandt
PartyGreens
NamesakeMelbourne
Electors102,881 (2010)
Area53 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

Members change

Member Party Term
  Sir Malcolm McEacharn Protectionist 1901–1904
  William Maloney Labor 1904–1940
  Arthur Calwell Labor 1940–1972
  Ted Innes Labor 1972–1983
  Gerry Hand Labor 1983–1993
  Lindsay Tanner Labor 1993–2010
  Adam Bandt Greens 2010–present

Arthur Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition. Lindsay Tanner was Minister for Finance and Deregulation in the first Rudd Government.

Election results change

2022 Australian federal election: Melbourne[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Adam Bandt 47,883 49.62 +1.58
Labor Keir Paterson 24,155 25.03 +3.91
Liberal James Damches 14,660 15.19 −6.01
Victorian Socialists Colleen Bolger 3,156 3.27 +3.27
United Australia Justin Borg 1,709 1.77 +0.60
Liberal Democrats Richard Peppard 1,596 1.65 +1.65
Animal Justice Bruce Poon 1,316 1.36 −0.68
Independent Scott Robson 1,094 1.13 +1.13
One Nation Walter Stragan 937 0.97 +0.97
Total formal votes 96,506 96.99 +0.01
Informal votes 2,993 3.01 −0.01
Turnout 99,499 86.98 −2.64
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Keir Paterson 75,191 77.91 +10.11
Liberal James Damches 21,315 22.09 −10.11
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Adam Bandt 58,050 60.15 −12.44
Labor Keir Paterson 38,456 39.85 +39.85
Greens hold Swing –12.44

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of Melbourne". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. Melbourne, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites change

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