Division of Holt

The Division of Holt is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1969 and is named for Harold Holt, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1966–67. It covers the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. This includes Cranbourne, Doveton, Hampton Park, Endeavour Hills, Narre Warren, and Hallam.

Holt Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Holt (green) in Victoria
Created	1969
MP	Cassandra Fernando
Party	Labor
Namesake	Harold Holt
Electors	108,891 (2010)
Area	145 km2 (56.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Harold Holt, 1953

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Len Reid	Liberal	1969–1972
	Max Oldmeadow	Labor	1972–1975
	William Yates	Liberal	1975–1980
	Michael Duffy	Labor	1980–1996
	Gareth Evans	Labor	1996–1999
	Anthony Byrne	Labor	1999–present

Gareth Evans was a member of the Senate before being elected to Holt. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments, including Foreign Minister. He was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 1998.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clare O'Neil	47,135	47.04	−3.72
	Liberal	Savitri Bevinakoppa	25,273	25.22	−8.15
	Greens	Louisa Willoughby	12,408	12.38	+3.44
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Sok	6,591	6.58	+6.58
	United Australia	Bruce Ridgway	5,869	5.86	+2.17
	One Nation	Roger Tull	2,926	2.92	+2.92
Total formal votes			100,202	96.45	+0.85
Informal votes			3,688	3.55	−0.85
Turnout			103,890	89.58	−2.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clare O'Neil	64,382	64.25	+3.07
	Liberal	Savitri Bevinakoppa	35,820	35.75	−3.07
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.07

Division Of Holt Media

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  Harold Holt, the division's namesake

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  Australian politician Len Reid, Liberal MHR for Holt.

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  Michael Duffy

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  Gareth Evans 2000 (cropped)

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  Anthony Byrne MP portrait, 2015

Other websites

• Division of Holt – Australian Electoral Commission
• Anthony Byrne's website Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine