Division Of Gellibrand
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been 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.
History
The Division has been held by the Australian Labor Party for its entire existence; it is located in Labor's traditional heartland of western Melbourne, and is characterised by a very diverse, multicultural population. Labor has never tallied less than 60 percent of the two-party vote, and until 2010 always won an outright majority on first preferences alone.
Its most prominent members have been Ralph Willis, a Cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, and Nicola Roxon, a Cabinet minister in the Rudd government and the Gillard government and first female Attorney-General.
In recent years there has been considerable gentrification in the inner-city suburbs such as Footscray, Williamstown and Yarraville, and a consequent rise in the progressive Greens vote, which rose to 37 percent in Footscray in the 2013 election. In the west, a solid patch of working-class suburbia remain strongly Labor-leaning.
For several years, Gellibrand was Labor's safest seat in the Federal Parliament. The current member for Gellibrand since the 2013 election is Labor's Tim Watts.
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Jack Mullens (1896–1978) |
Labor | 10 December 1949 – April 1955 |
Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Footscray. Did not contest.
Failed to win the Division of Melbourne in 1955. | ||
Labor (Anti-Communist) | April 1955 – 10 December 1955 | ||||
Hector McIvor (1900–1992) |
Labor | 10 December 1955 – 2 November 1972 |
Retired | ||
Ralph Willis (1938–) |
2 December 1972 – 31 August 1998 |
Served as minister under Hawke and Keating. Retired | |||
Nicola Roxon (1967–) |
3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 |
Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Retired | |||
Tim Watts (1982–) |
7 September 2013 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tim Watts | 39,382 | 42.72 | −6.30 | |
Liberal | Monica Clark | 24,869 | 26.97 | −3.80 | |
Greens | Suzette Rodoreda | 15,241 | 16.53 | +2.67 | |
United Australia | Abraham Isac | 5,080 | 5.51 | −0.14 | |
One Nation | Rob Braddock | 2,802 | 3.04 | +3.04 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chloe Glasson | 2,185 | 2.37 | +2.37 | |
Victorian Socialists | Andrew Charles | 1,503 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
Federation | Sharynn Moors | 1,135 | 1.23 | +1.23 | |
Total formal votes | 92,197 | 95.12 | −1.25 | ||
Informal votes | 4,729 | 4.88 | +1.25 | ||
Turnout | 96,926 | 89.67 | −1.22 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tim Watts | 56,738 | 61.54 | −1.48 | |
Liberal | Monica Clark | 35,459 | 38.46 | +1.48 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.48 |
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References
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Gellibrand, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.