Division of Chisholm

The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up in 1949 and is named for Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and supporter of women's immigration. It is covers an area of 65 km2 in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. In the 1980's it was based on the suburb of Camberwell, but later changes have moved it south-east to Box Hill, Burwood and parts of Clayton.

Chisholm Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Chisholm (green) in Victoria
Created	1949
MP	Carina Garland
Party	Labor
Namesake	Caroline Chisholm
Electors	86,220 (2010)
Area	61 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Caroline Chisholm

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Liberal	1949–1970
	Tony Staley	Liberal	1970–1980
	Graham Harris	Liberal	1980–1983
	Helen Mayer	Labor	1983–1987
	Michael Wooldridge	Liberal	1987–1998
	Anna Burke	Labor	1998–present

The first member for Chisholm, Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes, was one of Australia's most important soldiers, who held the seat until his death on 31 July 1970. Anna Burke was the Speaker of the House of Representatives during 2013.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carina Garland	38,692	40.09	+3.77
	Liberal	Gladys Liu	35,038	36.30	−7.70
	Greens	Sarah Newman	12,130	12.57	+1.94
	United Australia	Melanie Kempson	2,295	2.38	+0.22
	Liberal Democrats	Ethelyn King	1,620	1.68	+1.68
	Independent	Dominique Murphy	1,590	1.65	+1.65
	One Nation	Aaron Tyrrell	1,377	1.43	+1.43
	Animal Justice	Rod Whitfield	1,122	1.16	−0.09
	Justice	Thomas Stanfield	946	0.98	−0.45
	Independent	Wayne Tseng	757	0.78	+0.78
	Australian Federation	Anthea Antonie	567	0.59	+0.59
	Australian Citizens	Ryan Dare	384	0.40	+0.40
Total formal votes			96,518	95.30	−0.44
Informal votes			4,763	4.70	+0.44
Turnout			101,281	92.20	−2.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carina Garland	54,448	56.41	+6.86
	Liberal	Gladys Liu	42,070	43.59	−6.86
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.86

Division Of Chisholm Media

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  Caroline Chisholm, the division's namesake

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  Sir Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes KBE, MVO, MC.

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  Australian politician Tony Staley, Liberal MHR for Chisholm.

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  Carina Garland at ECLC Chisholm federal election candidates forum (1) — May 2022

Other websites

• Division of Chisolm - Australian Electoral Commission
• Anna Burke's website Archived 2013-08-24 at the Wayback Machine