Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives
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Electorates(also known aselectoral divisionsorseats) of theAustralian House of Representativesare single memberelectoral districtsfor the lower house of theParliament of the Commonwealth.There are currently 151 electorates.
Constitutional and legal requirements[edit]
Section 24 of the Constitution of Australiaspecifies that the total number of members of the Australian House of Representatives shall be "as nearly as practicable" twice as many as the number of members of theAustralian Senate.The section also requires that electorates be apportioned among the states in proportion to their respective populations; provided that each original state has at least 5 members in the House of Representatives, a provision that has givenTasmaniahigher representation than its population would otherwise justify. There are three electorates in theAustralian Capital Territoryand even though theNorthern Territoryshould have only one electorate based on their population, parliament have legislated that they receive two (by setting the quota for seat allocation using theharmonic meanfor territories, meaning only around 1.3 quotas rather than 1.5 quotas are needed to have two seats).
In addition, Section 29 forbids electorate boundaries from crossing state lines, forcing populated areas along state and territory borders to be placed in different electorates, such asAlburyinNew South Walesbeing part of the electorate ofFarrer,while nearbyWodongainVictoriais part of the electorate ofIndi.The same restriction does not apply to territories, and several current electoral divisions incorporate electors from multiple territories. This is currently the case for theDivision of Bean(covering part of the ACT and the whole ofNorfolk Island), theDivision of Fenner(covering part of the ACT and the whole ofJervis Bay Territory), and theDivision of Lingiari(covering part of the Northern Territory and the whole ofChristmas IslandandCocos (Keeling) Islands).
TheCommonwealth Electoral Act 1918sets out further provisions.[1]
Apportionment and redistribution[edit]
TheAustralian Electoral Commission(AEC) determines the number of members of the House of Representatives to which each state and territory is entitled (calledapportionment) and the boundaries of each electorate, in a process known asredistribution.Such apportionment and redistributions apply to the next federal election, but not to any by-elections. The last apportionment determination was made in July 2020. The resulting redistribution took place during 2021 and was used in the2022 federal election,which was held on 21 May 2022.
Within each state and territory, electoral boundaries are redrawn from time to time. This takes place at least once every 7 years, or when the state's entitlement to the number of members of the House of Representatives changes. Boundaries are drawn by a Redistribution Committee, and redistributions within a state are on the basis of the number ofenrolled voters,rather than total residents or "population". The number of enrolled voters in each division cannot vary by more than 10% from the average across a state or territory, nor can the number of voters vary by more than 3.5% from the average projected enrolment 3.5 years into the future. However, due to various reasons, larger seats likeCowperinNew South Walescontain 80% more electors than that of smaller seats likeSolomonin theNorthern Territory.In 2018, seats in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia were also abolished, in order to make way for seats in similar locations but with different names.[2][3]
At the2022 Australian federal election,based on the 2021 apportionment, there were 151 divisions: 47 in New South Wales, 39 in Victoria, 30 in Queensland, 15 in Western Australia, 10 in South Australia, 5 in Tasmania, 3 in the ACT and 2 in Northern Territory.
Naming[edit]
The divisions of the House of Representatives are unusual in that many of them are not named after geographical features or numbered, as is the case in most other legislatures around the world. Most divisions are named in honour of prominent historical people, such as former politicians (oftenPrime Ministers), explorers, artists and engineers. There is also a preference for retaining names used since Federation.[4]
In some cases where a division is named after a geographical locality, the connection to that locality is sometimes tenuous. For instance, theDivision of Werriwa,created in 1901, was named after the Aboriginal word forLake Georgein theCanberraregion. However, Werriwa has not contained Lake George for many decades, and has steadily moved some 200 km north to the south-western suburbs of Sydney over the past century.[citation needed]
List of current electoral divisions[edit]
The divisions that existed at the2022 Australian federal electionappear in the table below.
Name | Formed | State / Territory | Size (km2) | Namesake | Known for | Current Member | Member's Party | Classification |
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Adelaide | 1903 | South Australia | 76 | City ofAdelaide | Geographic location | Steve Georganas | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Aston | 1984 | Victoria | 113 | Tilly Aston | Teacher | Mary Doyle | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Ballarat | 1901 | Victoria | 4,322 | City ofBallarat | Geographic location | Catherine King | Labor | Provincial |
Banks | 1949 | New South Wales | 53 | Joseph Banks | Botanist | David Coleman | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Barker | 1903 | South Australia | 63,886 | Collet Barker | Explorer | Tony Pasin | Liberal | Rural |
Barton | 1922 | New South Wales | 40 | Edmund Barton | Prime Minister | Linda Burney | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Bass | 1903 | Tasmania | 7,975 | George Bass | Explorer | Bridget Archer | Liberal | Provincial |
Bean | 2019 | Australian Capital Territory Norfolk Island |
1,913 | Charles Bean | War correspondent, historian | David Smith | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Bendigo | 1901 | Victoria | 5,496 | City ofBendigo | Geographic location | Lisa Chesters | Labor | Provincial |
Bennelong | 1949 | New South Wales | 60 | Bennelong | Aboriginal elder | Jerome Laxale | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Berowra | 1969 | New South Wales | 786 | Suburb ofBerowra | Geographic location | Julian Leeser | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Blair | 1998 | Queensland | 6,472 | Harold Blair | Aboriginal singer | Shayne Neumann | Labor | Provincial |
Blaxland | 1949 | New South Wales | 61 | Gregory Blaxland | Explorer | Jason Clare | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Bonner | 2004 | Queensland | 374 | Neville Bonner | Aboriginal politician | Ross Vasta | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Boothby | 1903 | South Australia | 130 | William Boothby | Electoral commissioner | Louise Miller-Frost | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Bowman | 1949 | Queensland | 536 | David Bowman | Politician | Henry Pike | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Braddon | 1955 | Tasmania | 21,369 | Edward Braddon | Premier of Tasmania | Gavin Pearce | Liberal | Rural |
Bradfield | 1949 | New South Wales | 101 | John Bradfield | Designer of theSydney Harbour Bridge | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Brand | 1984 | Western Australia | 377 | David Brand | Premier of Western Australia | Madeleine King | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Brisbane | 1901 | Queensland | 57 | City ofBrisbane | Geographic location | Stephen Bates | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Bruce | 1955 | Victoria | 115 | Stanley Bruce | Prime Minister | Julian Hill | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Burt | 2016 | Western Australia | 172 | Archibald,SeptimusandFrancis Burt | Family of lawyers | Matt Keogh | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Calare | 1906 | New South Wales | 32,666 | Aboriginal name for theLachlan River | Geographic location | Andrew Gee | Independent | Rural |
Calwell | 1984 | Victoria | 265 | Arthur Calwell | Leader of the opposition | Maria Vamvakinou | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Canberra | 1974 | Australian Capital Territory | 312 | City ofCanberra | Geographic location | Alicia Payne | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Canning | 1949 | Western Australia | 6,304 | Alfred Canning | Surveyor of theRabbit-Proof Fence | Andrew Hastie | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Capricornia | 1901 | Queensland | 90,903 | Tropic of Capricorn | Geographic location | Michelle Landry | Liberal National | Provincial |
Casey | 1969 | Victoria | 2,466 | Richard Casey | Governor-General | Aaron Violi | Liberal | Rural |
Chifley | 1969 | New South Wales | 126 | Ben Chifley | Prime Minister | Ed Husic | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Chisholm | 1949 | Victoria | 65 | Caroline Chisholm | Philanthropist | Carina Garland | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Clark | 2019 | Tasmania | 292 | Andrew Inglis Clark | Co-author of theAustralian Constitution | Andrew Wilkie | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Cook | 1969 | New South Wales | 94 | James Cook | Explorer | Simon Kennedy | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Cooper | 2019 | Victoria | 60 | William Cooper | Aboriginal activist | Ged Kearney | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Corangamite | 1901 | Victoria | 1,506 | Lake Corangamite | Geographic location | Libby Coker | Labor | Provincial |
Corio | 1901 | Victoria | 773 | Corio Bay | Geographic location | Richard Marles | Labor | Provincial |
Cowan | 1984 | Western Australia | 95 | Edith Cowan | Politician, activist | Anne Aly | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Cowper | 1901 | New South Wales | 7,296 | Charles Cowper | Premier of New South Wales | Pat Conaghan | Nationals | Provincial |
Cunningham | 1949 | New South Wales | 519 | Allan Cunningham | Botanist, explorer | Alison Byrnes | Labor | Provincial |
Curtin | 1949 | Western Australia | 98 | John Curtin | Prime Minister | Kate Chaney | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Dawson | 1949 | Queensland | 14,630 | Anderson Dawson | Premier of Queensland | Andrew Willcox | Liberal National | Provincial |
Deakin | 1937 | Victoria | 79 | Alfred Deakin | Prime Minister | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Dickson | 1992 | Queensland | 724 | James Dickson | Premier of Queensland | Peter Dutton | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Dobell | 1984 | New South Wales | 787 | William Dobell | Painter | Emma McBride | Labor | Provincial |
Dunkley | 1984 | Victoria | 152 | Louisa Margaret Dunkley | Labour unionist, women's rights campaigner | Jodie Belyea | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Durack | 2010 | Western Australia | 1,383,954 | Patrick,W J,Michael,Mary,Elizabeth,Kimberley andPeter Durack | Pioneers and developers of theKimberleyregion | Melissa Price | Liberal | Rural |
Eden-Monaro | 1901 | New South Wales | 41,617 | Town ofEdenand region ofMonaro | Geographic location | Kristy McBain | Labor | Rural |
Fadden | 1977 | Queensland | 387 | Arthur Fadden | Prime Minister | Cameron Caldwell | Liberal National | Provincial |
Fairfax | 1984 | Queensland | 1,004 | Ruth Fairfax | Founder of theCountry Women's Association | Ted O'Brien | Liberal National | Provincial |
Farrer | 1949 | New South Wales | 126,590 | William Farrer | Scientist | Sussan Ley | Liberal | Rural |
Fenner | 2016 | Australian Capital Territory Jervis Bay Territory |
238 | Frank Fenner | Scientist | Andrew Leigh | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Fisher | 1949 | Queensland | 1,198 | Andrew Fisher | Prime Minister | Andrew Wallace | Liberal National | Provincial |
Flinders | 1901 | Victoria | 871 | Matthew Flinders | Explorer | Zoe McKenzie | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Flynn | 2006 | Queensland | 132,824 | John Flynn | Founder of theRoyal Flying Doctor Service | Colin Boyce | Liberal National | Rural |
Forde | 1984 | Queensland | 418 | Frank Forde | Prime Minister | Bert van Manen | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Forrest | 1922 | Western Australia | 11,072 | John Forrest | Explorer, Premier of Western Australia | Nola Marino | Liberal | Rural |
Fowler | 1984 | New South Wales | 69 | Lilian Fowler | Mayor of Newtown | Dai Le | Independent | Outer-metropolitan |
Franklin | 1903 | Tasmania | 10,009 | John Franklin | Explorer | Julie Collins | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Fraser | 2019 | Victoria | 106 | Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Daniel Mulino | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Fremantle | 1901 | Western Australia | 196 | City ofFremantle | Geographic location | Josh Wilson | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Gellibrand | 1949 | Victoria | 124 | Joseph Gellibrand | Attorney-General of Tasmania | Tim Watts | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Gilmore | 1984 | New South Wales | 6,342 | Mary Gilmore | Poet, author | Fiona Phillips | Labor | Rural |
Gippsland | 1901 | Victoria | 33,182 | Region ofGippsland | Geographic location | Darren Chester | Nationals | Rural |
Goldstein | 1984 | Victoria | 50 | Vida Goldstein | Suffragette | Zoe Daniel | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Gorton | 2004 | Victoria | 217 | John Gorton | Prime Minister | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Grayndler | 1949 | New South Wales | 32 | Edward Grayndler | Politician, unionist | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Greenway | 1984 | New South Wales | 81 | Francis Greenway | Architect | Michelle Rowland | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Grey | 1903 | South Australia | 904,881 | George Grey | Governor of South Australia | Rowan Ramsey | Liberal | Rural |
Griffith | 1934 | Queensland | 57 | Samuel Griffith | Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of Australia | Max Chandler-Mather | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Groom | 1984 | Queensland | 5,586 | Littleton Groom | Politician | Garth Hamilton | Liberal National | Provincial |
Hasluck | 2001 | Western Australia | 1,192 | PaulandAlexandra Hasluck | Governor-General and author | Tania Lawrence | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Hawke | 2022 | Victoria | 1,842 | Bob Hawke | Prime Minister | Sam Rae | Labor | Provincial |
Herbert | 1901 | Queensland | 946 | Robert Herbert | Premier of Queensland | Phillip Thompson | Liberal National | Provincial |
Higgins | 1949 | Victoria | 41 | H. B. Higgins | Politician, judge | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Hindmarsh | 1903 | South Australia | 78 | John Hindmarsh | Governor of South Australia | Mark Butler | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Hinkler | 1984 | Queensland | 3,504 | Bert Hinkler | Aviator | Keith Pitt | Liberal National | Provincial |
Holt | 1969 | Victoria | 266 | Harold Holt | Prime Minister | Cassandra Fernando | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Hotham | 1969 | Victoria | 83 | Charles Hotham | Governor of Victoria | Clare O'Neil | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Hughes | 1955 | New South Wales | 369 | Billy Hughes | Prime Minister | Jenny Ware | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Hume | 1901 | New South Wales | 17,240 | Hamilton Hume | Explorer | Angus Taylor | Liberal | Provincial |
Hunter | 1901 | New South Wales | 10,640 | John Hunter | Governor of New South Wales | Dan Repacholi | Labor | Rural |
Indi | 1901 | Victoria | 29,187 | Aboriginal name for theMurray River | Geographic location | Helen Haines | Independent | Rural |
Isaacs | 1969 | Victoria | 155 | Isaac Isaacs | Governor-General, Chief Justice of Australia | Mark Dreyfus | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Jagajaga | 1984 | Victoria | 104 | ThreeWurundjerielders | Aboriginal elders | Kate Thwaites | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Kennedy | 1901 | Queensland | 567,377 | Edmund Kennedy | Explorer | Bob Katter | Katter's Australian | Rural |
Kingsford Smith | 1949 | New South Wales | 91 | Charles Kingsford Smith | Aviator | Matt Thistlethwaite | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Kingston | 1949 | South Australia | 171 | Charles Kingston | Premier of South Australia | Amanda Rishworth | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Kooyong | 1901 | Victoria | 55 | Suburb ofKooyong | Geographic location | Monique Ryan | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
La Trobe | 1949 | Victoria | 748 | Charles La Trobe | Governor of Victoria | Jason Wood | Liberal | Provincial |
Lalor | 1949 | Victoria | 493 | Peter Lalor | Leader of theEureka Rebellion | Joanne Ryan | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Leichhardt | 1949 | Queensland | 109,455 | Ludwig Leichhardt | Explorer | Warren Entsch | Liberal National | Rural |
Lilley | 1913 | Queensland | 144 | Charles Lilley | Premier, Chief Justice of Queensland | Anika Wells | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Lindsay | 1984 | New South Wales | 339 | Norman Lindsay | Artist | Melissa McIntosh | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Lingiari | 2001 | Northern Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
1,352,371 | Vincent Lingiari | Aboriginal activist | Marion Scrymgour | Labor | Remote |
Longman | 1996 | Queensland | 1,237 | Irene Longman | Politician | Terry Young | Liberal National | Provincial |
Lyne | 1949 | New South Wales | 16,099 | William Lyne | Premier of New South Wales | David Gillespie | Nationals | Rural |
Lyons | 1984 | Tasmania | 35,721 | JosephandEnid Lyons | Prime Minister and politician | Brian Mitchell | Labor | Rural |
Macarthur | 1949 | New South Wales | 363 | JohnandElizabeth Macarthur | Pioneers of early settlement | Mike Freelander | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Mackellar | 1949 | New South Wales | 233 | CharlesandDorothea Mackellar | Politician and poet | Sophie Scamps | Independent | Outer-metropolitan |
Macnamara | 2019 | Victoria | 41 | Jean Macnamara | Scientist | Josh Burns | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Macquarie | 1901 | New South Wales | 4,374 | Lachlan Macquarie | Governor of New South Wales | Susan Templeman | Labor | Provincial |
Makin | 1984 | South Australia | 130 | Norman Makin | Politician | Tony Zappia | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Mallee | 1949 | Victoria | 81,962 | Region ofthe Mallee | Geographic location | Anne Webster | Nationals | Rural |
Maranoa | 1901 | Queensland | 729,897 | Maranoa River | Geographic location | David Littleproud | Liberal National | Rural |
Maribyrnong | 1906 | Victoria | 64 | Maribyrnong River | Geographic location | Bill Shorten | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Mayo | 1984 | South Australia | 9,315 | Helen Mayo | Doctor | Rebekha Sharkie | Centre Alliance | Rural |
McEwen | 1984 | Victoria | 2,670 | John McEwen | Prime Minister | Rob Mitchell | Labor | Rural |
McMahon | 2010 | New South Wales | 168 | William McMahon | Prime Minister | Chris Bowen | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
McPherson | 1949 | Queensland | 229 | McPherson Range | Geographic location | Karen Andrews | Liberal National | Provincial |
Melbourne | 1901 | Victoria | 40 | City ofMelbourne | Geographic location | Adam Bandt | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Menzies | 1984 | Victoria | 137 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Keith Wolahan | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Mitchell | 1949 | New South Wales | 101 | Thomas Mitchell | Explorer | Alex Hawke | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Monash | 2019 | Victoria | 8,879 | John Monash | General, military commander | Russell Broadbent | Independent | Rural |
Moncrieff | 1984 | Queensland | 100 | Gladys Moncrieff | Singer | Angie Bell | Liberal National | Provincial |
Moore | 1949 | Western Australia | 90 | George Fletcher Moore | Early settler of Western Australia | Ian Goodenough | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Moreton | 1901 | Queensland | 109 | Moreton Bay | Geographic location | Graham Perrett | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
New England | 1901 | New South Wales | 66,394 | Region ofNew England | Geographic location | Barnaby Joyce | Nationals | Rural |
Newcastle | 1901 | New South Wales | 171 | City ofNewcastle | Geographic location | Sharon Claydon | Labor | Provincial |
Nicholls | 2019 | Victoria | 14,768 | DouglasandGladys Nicholls | Aboriginal activists | Sam Birrell | Nationals | Rural |
North Sydney | 1901 | New South Wales | 53 | Suburb ofNorth Sydney | Geographic location | Kylea Tink | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
O'Connor | 1980 | Western Australia | 1,126,937 | C. Y. O'Connor | Engineer | Rick Wilson | Liberal | Rural |
Oxley | 1949 | Queensland | 159 | John Oxley | Explorer | Milton Dick | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Page | 1984 | New South Wales | 19,342 | Earle Page | Prime Minister | Kevin Hogan | Nationals | Rural |
Parkes | 1984 | New South Wales | 393,413 | Henry Parkes | Premier of New South Wales | Mark Coulton | Nationals | Rural |
Parramatta | 1901 | New South Wales | 57 | Suburb ofParramatta | Geographic location | Andrew Charlton | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Paterson | 1949, 1993 | New South Wales | 1,123 | Banjo Paterson | Author, poet | Meryl Swanson | Labor | Provincial |
Pearce | 1989 | Western Australia | 783 | George Pearce | Politician | Tracey Roberts | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Perth | 1901 | Western Australia | 80 | City ofPerth | Geographic location | Patrick Gorman | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Petrie | 1949 | Queensland | 152 | Andrew Petrie | Architect | Luke Howarth | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Rankin | 1984 | Queensland | 131 | Annabelle Rankin | Politician | Jim Chalmers | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Reid | 1922 | New South Wales | 55 | George Reid | Prime Minister | Sally Sitou | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Richmond | 1901 | New South Wales | 2,148 | Richmond River | Geographic location | Justine Elliot | Labor | Rural |
Riverina | 1901, 1993 | New South Wales | 48,988 | Region ofthe Riverina | Geographic location | Michael McCormack | Nationals | Rural |
Robertson | 1901 | New South Wales | 980 | John Robertson | Premier of New South Wales | Gordon Reid | Labor | Provincial |
Ryan | 1949 | Queensland | 370 | T. J. Ryan | Premier of Queensland | Elizabeth Watson-Brown | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Scullin | 1968 | Victoria | 116 | James Scullin | Prime Minister | Andrew Giles | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Shortland | 1949 | New South Wales | 265 | John Shortland | Explorer | Pat Conroy | Labor | Provincial |
Solomon | 2000 | Northern Territory | 337 | Vaiben Louis Solomon | Premier of South Australia | Luke Gosling | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Spence | 2019 | South Australia | 532 | Catherine Helen Spence | Politician, author | Matt Burnell | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Sturt | 1949 | South Australia | 85 | Charles Sturt | Explorer | James Stevens | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Swan | 1901 | Western Australia | 134 | Swan River | Geographic location | Zaneta Mascarenhas | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Sydney | 1968 | New South Wales | 44 | City ofSydney | Geographic location | Tanya Plibersek | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Tangney | 1974 | Western Australia | 83 | Dorothy Tangney | Politician | Sam Lim | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Wannon | 1901 | Victoria | 33,419 | Wannon River | Geographic location | Dan Tehan | Liberal | Rural |
Warringah | 1922 | New South Wales | 68 | Warringah Council | Geographic location | Zali Steggall | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Watson | 1992 | New South Wales | 47 | Chris Watson | Prime Minister | Tony Burke | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Wentworth | 1901 | New South Wales | 38 | William Wentworth | Explorer | Allegra Spender | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Werriwa | 1901 | New South Wales | 172 | Aboriginal name forLake George | Geographic location | Anne Stanley | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Whitlam | 2016 | New South Wales | 1,331 | Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister | Stephen Jones | Labor | Provincial |
Wide Bay | 1901 | Queensland | 14,227 | Region ofWide Bay–Burnett | Geographic location | Llew O'Brien | Liberal National | Rural |
Wills | 1949 | Victoria | 46 | William John Wills | Explorer | Peter Khalil | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Wright | 2009 | Queensland | 7,577 | Judith Wright | Poet, environmentalist | Scott Buchholz | Liberal National | Rural |
Abolished divisions[edit]
These divisions no longer exist:
Name | Formed | Abolished | State | Namesake | Known for |
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Angas (I) | 1903 | 1934 | SA | George Fife Angas | Businessman, banker |
Angas (II) | 1949 | 1977 | SA | ||
Australian Capital Territory | 1949 | 1974 | ACT | Australian Capital Territory | Geographic location |
Balaclava | 1901 | 1984 | VIC | Suburb ofBalaclava | Geographic location |
Barrier | 1901 | 1922 | NSW | Barrier Ranges | Geographic location |
Batman | 1906 | 2019 | VIC | John Batman | Founder ofMelbourne |
Bland | 1901 | 1906 | NSW | William Bland | Doctor |
Bonython | 1955 | 2004 | SA | John Langdon Bonython | Editor, newspaper proprietor |
Bourke | 1901 | 1949 | VIC | Richard Bourke | Governor of NSW |
Burke (I) | 1949 | 1955 | VIC | Robert O'Hara Burke | Explorer |
Burke (II) | 1969 | 2004 | VIC | ||
Canobolas | 1901 | 1906 | NSW | Mount Canobolas | Geographic location |
Charlton | 1984 | 2016 | NSW | Matthew Charlton | Politician |
Cook (I) | 1906 | 1955 | NSW | James Cook | Explorer |
Coolgardie | 1901 | 1913 | WA | Town ofCoolgardie | Geographic location |
Corinella (I) | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Town ofCorinella | Geographic location |
Corinella (II) | 1990 | 1996 | VIC | ||
Dalley | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | William Bede Dalley | Politician, barrister |
Dampier | 1913 | 1922 | WA | William Dampier | Explorer |
Darebin | 1949 | 1969 | VIC | Darebin Creek | Geographic location |
Darling | 1901 | 1977 | NSW | Darling River | Geographic location |
Darling Downs | 1901 | 1984 | QLD | Region ofDarling Downs | Geographic location |
Darwin | 1903 | 1955 | TAS | Charles Darwin | Scientist |
Denison | 1903 | 2019 | TAS | William Denison | Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales |
Diamond Valley | 1969 | 1984 | VIC | Diamond Creek | Geographic location |
Dundas | 1977 | 1993 | NSW | Henry Dundas | Scottish politician, aristocrat |
East Sydney | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | East Sydney | Geographic location |
Echuca | 1901 | 1937 | VIC | Town ofEchuca | Geographic location |
Evans | 1949 | 1977 | NSW | George Evans | Explorer |
Fawkner | 1906 | 1969 | VIC | John Pascoe Fawkner | Pioneer |
Fraser (I) | 1974 | 2016 | ACT | Jim Fraser | Politician |
Grampians | 1901 | 1922 | VIC | Grampians Ranges | Geographic location |
Gwydir | 1901 | 2007 | NSW | Gwydir River | Geographic location |
Hawker | 1969 | 1993 | SA | Charles Hawker | Politician |
Henty | 1913 | 1990 | VIC | Hentyfamily | Pioneers |
Higinbotham | 1949 | 1969 | VIC | George Higinbotham | Chief Justice of Victoria |
Hoddle | 1949 | 1955 | VIC | Robert Hoddle | Surveyor, artist |
Illawarra | 1901 | 1922 | NSW | Illawarraregion | Geographic location |
Isaacs (I) | 1949 | 1969 | VIC | Isaac Isaacs | Governor-General, Chief Justice of Australia |
Kalgoorlie | 1901 | 2010 | WA | City ofKalgoorlie | Geographic location |
Laanecoorie | 1901 | 1913 | VIC | Town ofLaanecoorie | Geographic location |
Lang | 1901 | 1977 | NSW | John Dunmore Lang | Politician, activist |
Lawson | 1949 | 1969 | NSW | Henry Lawson | Writer, poet |
Lowe | 1949 | 2010 | NSW | Robert Lowe | British statesman |
Martin | 1922 | 1955 | NSW | James Martin | Premier, Chief Justice of New South Wales |
McMillan | 1949 | 2019 | VIC | Angus McMillan | Pioneer |
Melbourne Ports | 1901 | 2019 | VIC | Suburb ofPort Melbourne | Geographic location |
Mernda | 1901 | 1913 | VIC | Town ofMernda | Geographic location |
Moira | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Shire of Moira | Geographic location |
Murray | 1949 | 2019 | VIC | Murray River | Geographic location |
Namadgi | 1996 | 1998 | ACT | Namadgi National Park | Geographic location |
Nepean | 1906 | 1922 | NSW | Evan Nepean | British politician |
Northern Melbourne | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Suburb ofNorth Melbourne | Geographic location |
Northern Territory | 1922 | 2001 | NT | Northern Territory | Geographic location |
Oxley (I) | 1901 | 1934 | QLD | John Oxley | Explorer |
Parkes (I) | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | Henry Parkes | Premier of NSW |
Phillip | 1949 | 1993 | NSW | Arthur Phillip | Governor of New South Wales |
Port Adelaide | 1949 | 2019 | SA | Suburb ofPort Adelaide | Geographic location |
Prospect | 1969 | 2010 | NSW | Prospect Reservoir | Geographic location |
Riverina-Darling | 1984 | 1993 | NSW | Riverinaregion and theDarling River | Geographic location |
Scullin (I) | 1955 | 1969 | VIC | James Scullin | Prime Minister |
South Australia | 1901 | 1903 | SA | South Australia | Geographic location |
South Sydney | 1901 | 1934 | NSW | Area ofSouthern Sydney | Geographic location |
Southern Melbourne | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Suburb ofSouth Melbourne | Geographic location |
Streeton | 1984 | 1990 | VIC | Arthur Streeton | Painter |
Stirling | 1955 | 2022 | WA | James Stirling | Governor of Western Australia |
St George | 1949 | 1993 | NSW | St Georgeregion | Geographic location |
Tasmania | 1901 | 1903 | TAS | Tasmania | Geographic location |
Throsby | 1984 | 2016 | NSW | Charles Throsby | Explorer |
Wakefield | 1903 | 2019 | SA | Edward Gibbon Wakefield | Pioneer |
Watson (I) | 1934 | 1969 | NSW | Chris Watson | Prime Minister |
West Sydney | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | Area ofWestern Sydney | Geographic location |
Wilmot | 1903 | 1984 | TAS | Sir John Eardley-Wilmot | Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land |
Wimmera | 1901 | 1977 | VIC | Wimmera region | Geographic location |
Yarra | 1901 | 1969 | VIC | Yarra River | Geographic location |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Research Report 4 – Australian Federal Redistributions 1901–2003: The Redistribution process".aec.gov.au.Australian Electoral Commission. 30 May 2013.Retrieved5 May2008.
- ^"Determination of membership entitlement to the House of Representatives".aec.gov.au.Australian Electoral Commission. 31 August 2017.Retrieved20 July2018.
- ^Green, Antony."2017-18 Federal Redistributions".abc.au.Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved20 July2018.
- ^"Guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions".Australian Electoral Commission.11 April 2018.Retrieved14 February2022.