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Division of Gorton

Division of Gorton

Australian federal electoral division


The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

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History

Sir John Gorton, the division's namesake

The division was created in 2004 to replace the abolished Division of Burke, and is named in honour Sir John Gorton, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. Gorton had served in the Senate from 1949 to 1968, before switching houses to represent the Victorian federal seat of Higgins until 1975.

The constituency of Gorton features a high proportion of young families and new suburban developments in the working-class outer western suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan area.

The incumbent member for Gorton is Brendan O'Connor, a member of the Australian Labor Party. O'Connor has represented Gorton since its creation at the 2004 federal election.

Boundaries

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

Gorton is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. As of 2021, it includes the suburbs of Aintree, Bonnie Brook, Burnside, Burnside Heights, Caroline Springs, Deanside, Deer Park, Delahey, Grangefields, Fieldstone, Fraser Rise, Keilor, Keilor Downs, Kings Park, Ravenhall, Rockbank, Sydenham, Taylors Hill, Taylors Lakes, Thornhill Park, Truganina and parts of Deer Park, Derrimut, Hillside and Mount Cottrell.[2][3]

It previously included the suburbs of Albanvale, Brookfield, Cairnlea, Cobblebank, Harkness, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Plumpton and Strathtulloh; parts of Diggers Rest, Parwan, and Toolern Vale; as well as the townships of Exford and Eynesbury prior to past redistributions.

Members

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Election results

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Primary vote results in Gorton (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal
  Greens
  Family First
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  One Nation
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred results in Gorton

References

  1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "July 2021 MAP OF COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION OF GORTON" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. "augmented Electoral Commission for Victoria, Redistribution of Victoria into electoral divisions" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. augmented Electoral Commission for Victoria. p. 101. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. Gorton, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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