Division of Melbourne
| Melbourne Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Melbourne (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Adam Bandt |
| Party | Greens |
| Namesake | Melbourne |
| Electors | 102,881 (2010) |
| Area | 53 km2 (20.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
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]
Members
[change | change source]| 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 | change source]| 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 | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of Melbourne". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ Melbourne, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.