Division of Calwell
The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell,[1] who was Minister for Immigration 1945-1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960-1967.
| Calwell Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Calwell (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Maria Vamvakinou |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Arthur Calwell |
| Electors | 101,342 (2010) |
| Area | 504 km2 (194.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
It covers an area of 175 km2 in the northern suburbs of Melbourne and the boundary was last changed in 2010.[2] It includes Broadmeadows, Craigieburn, Sunbury and Tullamarine.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Theophanous | Labor | 1984–2000 | |
| Independent | 2000–2001 | ||
| Maria Vamvakinou | Labor | 2001–present | |
Andrew Theophanous left the ALP in 2000 after claims he was taking bribes. He stood for the seat at the 2001 election as an independent but was defeated. He became the first Australian politician to be put in prison for bribery.[3]
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Calwell[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Maria Vamvakinou | 38,127 | 44.86 | −9.57 | |
| Liberal | Tim Staker-Gunn | 20,111 | 23.66 | −0.63 | |
| Greens | Natalie Abboud | 8,277 | 9.74 | +3.01 | |
| United Australia | Joshua Naim | 7,578 | 8.92 | +5.45 | |
| One Nation | Mark Preston | 5,957 | 7.01 | +7.01 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Jerome Small | 3,433 | 4.04 | −0.74 | |
| Australian Federation | Maria Bengtsson | 1,512 | 1.78 | +1.78 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,995 | 93.69 | +3.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,724 | 6.31 | −3.03 | ||
| Turnout | 90,719 | 85.02 | −1.04 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Maria Vamvakinou | 53,032 | 62.39 | −7.23 | |
| Liberal | Tim Staker-Gunn | 31,963 | 37.61 | +7.23 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −7.23 | |||
Division Of Calwell Media
Arthur Calwell, the division's namesake
Cropped photo of Maria Vamvakinou MP in November 2005
References
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Calwell (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Current federal electoral divisions". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Theophanous released from prison - National - www.theage.com.au". theage.com.au. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Calwell, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.