| Mallee Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| State or territory: | Victoria |
| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | John Forrest |
| Party: | National |
| Namesake: | Mallee |
| Electors: | 90,112 |
| Area: | 70,694 km² (27,295. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) Australian politician has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government It is located in the far north-west of the state, adjoining the border with South Australia in the west, and the Murray River (which forms the border with New South Wales) in the north. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River. At 70,694 square kilometres (27,295 sq mi), it is the largest Division in Victoria. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. It includes the centres of Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal and Horsham. Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia, part of the Rural City of Mildura. Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, 107 kilometres south of Mildura Swan Hill is a city in the north west of Victoria Australia. It is located on the Murray Valley Highway, on the south bank of the Murray River St Arnaud is a town in Victoria, Australia, on the Sunraysia Highway. Warracknabeal is a Wheatbelt town in the Australian state of Victoria. Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Australia. The division has always been a safe National/Country seat.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate It was named after the Mallee region of Victoria, in which the Division is located, which itself is named after the mallee variety of eucalyptus. Eucalyptus (From Greek ευκάλυπτος meaning "well covered" is a diverse Genus of Trees (and a few shrubs the members of which Note that the Division also includes the Wimmera region of Victoria, which is why the title of the sitting member's newsletter is "Wimmera Mallee News". The Wimmera is a region in the west of the Australian state of Victoria.
Mallee is the safest coalition seat in federal parliament, both before and after the 2007 federal election. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winton Turnbull | Country | 1949—1972 | |
| Peter Fisher | Country, National | 1972—1993 | |
| John Forrest | National | 1993—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Mallee | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | John Forrest | 53,227 | 63. Sir Winton George Turnbull CBE ( 13 December 1899 &ndash 15 January 1980) was an Australian politician The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Issues The 1972 Election was largely focused on domestic policy issues and the role of the federal government in resolving these issues Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) Australian politician has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) Australian politician has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives 94 | -4. 48 | |
| Labor | John Zigouras | 18,187 | 21. 85 | +1. 54 | |
| Family First | Glenn Coulthard | 5,435 | 6. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 53 | +2. 01 | |
| Greens | Liam Farrelly | 3,468 | 4. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 17 | +0. 39 | |
| Democrats | Vikki McLeod | 2,323 | 2. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 79 | +1. 24 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Chris Lahy | 600 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 72 | -0. 71 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,240 | 96. 41 | -0. 10 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,101 | 3. 59 | +0. 10 | ||
| Turnout | 86,341 | 95. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 82 | +0. 00 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | John Forrest | 59,328 | 71. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) Australian politician has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives 27 | -3. 48 | |
| Labor | John Zigouras | 23,912 | 28. 73 | +3. 48 | |
| National hold | Swing | -3. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 48 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Mallee | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | John Forrest | 57,370 | 68. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) Australian politician has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives 42 | +15. 22 | |
| Labor | J N Zigouras | 17,034 | 20. 31 | +0. 35 | |
| Family First | Kevin Smith | 3,787 | 4. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 52 | +4. 52 | |
| Greens | Simon Roberts | 3,166 | 3. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 78 | +1. 47 | |
| Democrats | Stephen Parr | 1,301 | 1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 55 | -2. 84 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Trudy Campbell | 1,197 | 1. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 43 | +1. 43 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,855 | 96. 51 | +0. 08 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,031 | 3. 49 | -0. 08 | ||
| Turnout | 86,886 | 95. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 82 | -0. 51 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | John Forrest | 62,680 | 74. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) Australian politician has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives 75 | +3. 89 | |
| Labor | J N Zigouras | 21,175 | 25. 25 | -3. 89 | |
| National hold | Swing | +3. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 89 | |||
External links
- Division of Mallee. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. (PDF, 202 kB)
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