| Melbourne Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| State or territory: | Victoria |
| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Lindsay Tanner |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Electors: | 98,449 |
| Area: | 53 km² (20. 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 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is an Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Federal Finance Minister Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 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 5 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Melbourne is an Australian Electoral Division 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.
Created at Federation in 1900 the division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia Melbourne division encompasses 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 and Richmond. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Abbotsford is a small Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond Ascot Vale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. Carlton is an Inner city suburb to the immediate north of the central city area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Clifton Hill is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Yarra Collingwood is an Inner city Suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within Melbourne, Australia. North Melbourne is an Inner-city Suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne. East Melbourne is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Fitzroy (sometimes referred to as South Fitzroy is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Fitzroy North is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is mostly in the Local Government Area of the City of Yarra Flemington is an inner-western suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kensington is a suburb in the inner-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Parkville is an Inner city suburb north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Richmond is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Brunswick and Brunswick East is shared with the Division of Wills. Brunswick is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Brunswick East is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Division of Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate of Victoria. The area has heavy and light engineering, extensive manufacturing, commercial and retail activities (including Melbourne markets and central business district), dockyards, clothing and footwear industries, warehousing and distributing of whitegoods, building and other general goods.
This capital city electorate's northern boundary is formed by Maribyrnong Road, Ormond Road, Park Street, Sydney Road and Glenlyon Road between the Yarra River, Maribyrnong River and Merri Creek. The Yarra River is a River in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia, near Mount Macedon. The Merri Creek is a waterway in southern Victoria, Australia which flows through the northern Suburbs of Melbourne.
Traditionally a safe Labor seat, Melbourne has been held by the ALP since 1904, with former Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell the highest profile member. Arthur Augustus Calwell (28 August 1896 - 8 July 1973 Australian politician was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967 At the 2007 election, Melbourne became a marginal seat for the first time, with the Greens taking second place on a two candidate preferred basis, leaving Labor with 54. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 71 percent of the vote. On a two party preferred basis with the Liberals, Labor finished with 72. The Mackerras Pendulum was devised by the Australian psephologist Malcolm Mackerras as a way of predicting the outcome of an election contested between 27, an increase of 1. 13 percent. [1][2]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Melbourne | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Lindsay Tanner | 43,363 | 49. Sir Malcolm Donald McEacharn ( 8 February 1852 - 10 March 1910) was Mayor of Melbourne from 1897 to 1900 The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party formally organised from 1889 until 1909 with policies centred on Protectionism. Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Dr William Robert Nuttal Maloney ( 12 April 1854 - 29 August 1940) was a long serving Australian Labor Party Member of the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Augustus Calwell (28 August 1896 - 8 July 1973 Australian politician was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Issues The 1972 Election was largely focused on domestic policy issues and the role of the federal government in resolving these issues Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Gerard Leslie Hand (born 30 June 1942) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives, Background The coalition government led by Malcolm Fraser had to contend with a parlous economic situation with high inflation and high unemployment Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is an Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Federal Finance Minister Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is an Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Federal Finance Minister 51 | -2. 27 | |
| Liberal | Andrea Del Ciotto | 20,577 | 23. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 49 | -1. 60 | |
| Greens | Adam Bandt | 19,967 | 22. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 80 | +3. 82 | |
| Democrats | Tim Wright | 1,255 | 1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 43 | -0. 20 | |
| Family First | Georgia Pearson | 878 | 1. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 00 | +0. 12 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Andrew Reed | 586 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 67 | +0. 49 | |
| Kylie McGregor | 539 | 0. 62 | +0. 62 | ||
| Socialist Equality | Will Marshall | 418 | 0. The Socialist Equality Party (SEP is a minor Australian political party affiliated with the International Committee of the Fourth International. 48 | +0. 48 | |
| Total formal votes | 87,583 | 97. 20 | +0. 47 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,521 | 2. 80 | -0. 47 | ||
| Turnout | 90,104 | 91. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 52 | +0. 45 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Lindsay Tanner | 47,916 | 54. Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is an Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Federal Finance Minister 71 | -16. 43 | |
| Greens | Adam Bandt | 39,667 | 45. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 29 | +45. 29 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -16. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 43 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Melbourne | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Lindsay Tanner | 42,047 | 51. 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 Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is an Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Federal Finance Minister 78 | +4. 35 | |
| Liberal | Jerry Dimitroulis | 20,374 | 25. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 09 | +0. 05 | |
| Greens | Gemma Pinnell | 15,416 | 18. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 98 | +3. 21 | |
| Democrats | Angela Williams | 1,326 | 1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 63 | -8. 01 | |
| Family First | Chris Willis | 718 | 0. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 88 | +0. 88 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Zoe Kenny | 619 | 0. The Socialist Alliance was founded in 2001 as an alliance of socialist organisations and individuals in Australia, initiated by the Democratic 76 | +0. 76 | |
| Independent | Steven Anger | 559 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 69 | +0. 69 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Rhys McGuckin | 145 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 18 | +0. 17 | |
| Total formal votes | 81,204 | 96. 73 | +0. 45 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,741 | 3. 27 | -0. 45 | ||
| Turnout | 83,945 | 91. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 07 | +0. 55 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Lindsay Tanner | 57,766 | 71. Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is an Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Federal Finance Minister 14 | +1. 26 | |
| Liberal | Jerry Dimitroulis | 23,438 | 28. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 86 | -1. 26 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 26 | |||
References
- ^ The Two Party Preferred distribution for the division of Melbourne was published on the VTR at 12pm, Thursday, 10/1/2008. The Two Party Preferred percentage and swing for Melbourne, Victoria and Nationally has changed to reflect this data. [1]
- ^ Division of Melbourne - AEC
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