Division of Gellibrand
The Division of Gellibrand is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. Created in 1949, it is named after Joseph Gellibrand, a lawyer and explorer.[1] It covers an area of 102 km² in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne.[1] It includes Footscray, Maidstone, Newport, Altona and Williamstown.[1]
| Gellibrand Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Gellibrand (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Tim Watts |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Joseph Gellibrand |
| Electors | 95,571 (2010) |
| Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mullens | Labor | 1949–1955 | |
| Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955–1955 | ||
| Hector McIvor | Labor | 1955–1972 | |
| Ralph Willis | Labor | 1972–1998 | |
| Nicola Roxon | Labor | 1998–2013 | |
| Tim Watts | Labor | 2013–present | |
Famous members have included Ralph Willis, a Cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments. Nicola Roxon was a Cabinet minister in the first Rudd Government and the Gillard Government. She was Australia's first female Attorney General.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Gellibrand[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Tim Watts | 39,382 | 42.72 | −6.30 | |
| Liberal | Monica Clark | 24,869 | 26.97 | −3.80 | |
| Greens | Suzette Rodoreda | 15,241 | 16.53 | +2.67 | |
| United Australia | Abraham Isac | 5,080 | 5.51 | −0.14 | |
| One Nation | Rob Braddock | 2,802 | 3.04 | +3.04 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chloe Glasson | 2,185 | 2.37 | +2.37 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Andrew Charles | 1,503 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
| Australian Federation | Sharynn Moors | 1,135 | 1.23 | +1.23 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,197 | 95.12 | −1.25 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,729 | 4.88 | +1.25 | ||
| Turnout | 96,926 | 89.67 | −1.22 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tim Watts | 56,738 | 61.54 | −1.48 | |
| Liberal | Monica Clark | 35,459 | 38.46 | +1.48 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.48 | |||
Division Of Gellibrand Media
Joseph Gellibrand, the division's namesake
A 1950 black and white portrait of Jack Mullens, MHR for Gellibrand
A 1965 black and white portrait of Hector McIvor, MHR for Gellibrand
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Nicola Roxon Portrait 2012
Australian politician Tim Watts
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of Gellibrand (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Gellibrand, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.