Division of Hotham
The Division of Hotham is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1969 and is named for Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria 1854-55.[1] It covers an area of 72 km2 in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes Bentleigh East, Dingley Village, Moorabbin, and parts of Carnegie, Clarinda, Clayton, Clayton South, Cheltenham, Murrumbeena, Noble Park, Oakleigh, Oakleigh South, Springvale and Springvale South.[1]
| Hotham Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Hotham (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Clare O'Neil |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Charles Hotham |
| Electors | 89,529 (2010) |
| Area | 72 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Chipp | Liberal | 1969–1977 | |
| Independent | 1977–1977 | ||
| Democrats | 1977–1977 | ||
| Roger Johnston | Liberal | 1977–1980 | |
| Lewis Kent | Labor | 1980–1990 | |
| Simon Crean | Labor | 1990–2013 | |
| Clare O'Neil | Labor | 2013-present | |
Don Chipp was Minister in the Holt and Gorton Governments. He became unhappy with the Liberal Party and formed a new party called the Australian Democrats. Simon Crean, was Opposition Leader from 2001 until December 2003 and was in every Labor Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet from June 1991 to March 2013.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Hotham[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Hotham Media
Sir Charles Hotham, the division's namesake
A 1969 portrait of Don Chipp, MHR for Hotham
Simon Crean
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Hotham (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Hotham, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.