Division of Lalor
The Division of Lalor is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Werribee, Point Cook, Laverton, Rockbank and Melton.
| Lalor Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Lalor (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Joanne Ryan |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Peter Lalor |
| Area | 991 km2 (382.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division was drawn up on 11 May 1949, for the 1949 Federal election. It was named after Peter Lalor, the leader of the miners at the Eureka Stockade, and a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Pollard | Labor | 1949–1966 | |
| Mervyn Lee | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Jim Cairns | Labor | 1969–1977 | |
| Barry Jones | Labor | 1977–1998 | |
| Julia Gillard | Labor | 1998–2013 | |
| Joanne Ryan | Labor | 1998–2013 | |
Barry Jones was the Minister for Science under Bob Hawke and Labor National President. Jim Cairns, was the Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister under Gough Whitlam. As Julia Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister prior to becoming Prime Minister, Lalor is the only federal electorate to have been held by two Deputy Prime Ministers.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Lalor[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Joanne Ryan | 39,047 | 44.11 | −7.47 | |
| Liberal | Ravi Gaddipati | 22,083 | 24.95 | −5.13 | |
| Greens | Jack Boddeke | 9,192 | 10.38 | +2.41 | |
| United Australia | Juanita Paterson | 6,340 | 7.16 | +2.27 | |
| One Nation | James Ingarfill | 3,489 | 3.94 | +3.94 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrizia Barcatta | 3,403 | 3.84 | +3.84 | |
| United People's Party | Aijaz Moinuddin | 2,535 | 2.86 | +1.72 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Claudio Uribe | 1,482 | 1.67 | +1.67 | |
| Australian Federation | Peter Malliaros | 951 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 88,522 | 93.90 | −1.62 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,752 | 6.10 | +1.62 | ||
| Turnout | 94,274 | 88.15 | −0.62 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joanne Ryan | 55,613 | 62.82 | +0.36 | |
| Liberal | Ravi Gaddipati | 32,909 | 37.18 | −0.36 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.36 | |||
Division Of Lalor Media
Peter Lalor, the division's namesake
Portrait photo of Reg Pollard
A 1968 portrait of Mervyn Lee, MHR for Lalor
Jim Cairns
Barry Jones at the March for Science – Melbourne 2017
Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard at a Q & A Session in Rooty Hill, New South Wales
References
- ↑ Lalor, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.