Division of Gippsland
The Division of Gippsland is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, which in turn is named for Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales 1838–46.[1] It covers an area of 35,054 km² including the towns of Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale and Traralgon.[1]
| Gippsland Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Gippsland (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Darren Chester |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Gippsland |
| Electors | 97,521 (2010) |
| Area | 33,054 km2 (12,762.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan McLean | Protectionist | 1901–1904 | |
| Anti-Socialist | 1904–1906 | ||
| George Wise | Protectionist | 1906–1909 | |
| Independent | 1909–1913 | ||
| James Bennett | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1914 | |
| George Wise | Independent | 1914–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
| Thomas Paterson | Country | 1922–1943 | |
| George Bowden | Country | 1943–1961 | |
| Peter Nixon | Country | 1961–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1983 | ||
| Peter McGauran | National | 1983–2008 | |
| Darren Chester | National | 2008–present | |
Peter McGauran held several ministerial postions in the Howard Government
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Gippsland[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Darren Chester | 54,635 | 54.14 | +0.14 | |
| Labor | Jannette Langley | 19,404 | 19.23 | −3.97 | |
| One Nation | Greg Hansford | 9,443 | 9.36 | +9.36 | |
| Greens | Marjorie Thorpe | 8,545 | 8.47 | +2.43 | |
| United Australia | Gregory Forster | 4,593 | 4.55 | +0.15 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim McDonald | 4,286 | 4.25 | +4.25 | |
| Total formal votes | 100,906 | 97.04 | +2.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,073 | 2.96 | −2.26 | ||
| Turnout | 103,979 | 90.89 | −1.49 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Darren Chester | 71,205 | 70.57 | +3.90 | |
| Labor | Jannette Langley | 29,701 | 29.43 | −3.90 | |
| style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/National | | Template:Australian politics/name/National hold | Swing | +3.90 | ||
Division Of Gippsland Media
The Avon River located within Gippsland. The division takes its name from the region the river is located in.
Allan McLean, 19th Premier of Victoria, later Minister for Trade and Customs of Australia.
George Wise
James Bennett
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George Wise
Thomas Paterson, MP for Gippsland
George Bowden
A 1967 black and white portrait of Peter Nixon, MP for Gippsland and Minister for the Interior
Darren Chester Portrait 2009
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Gippsland (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Gippsland, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.