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Maribyrnong
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Maribyrnong (green) in VictoriaCreated: 1906 MP: Bill Shorten Party: Labor Namesake: Maribyrnong River Area: 71 km² (27 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It covers the suburbs of Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Niddrie, Keilor East, Avondale Heights, Tullamarine, Airport West, Sunshine and Brooklyn. Due to redistributions, the Division has been slowly moving west. It originally covered the suburbs of Footscray and North Melbourne. According to the 2006 census, this electorate has the highest proportion of Catholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 44.4% of population.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 Federal election. The Division was named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. The Division is currently a safe Labor seat. The sitting member, former National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Bill Shorten, was elected at the 2007 election.
Members
Member Party Term Samuel Mauger Protectionist 1906–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 James Fenton Labor 1910–1931 United Australia 1931–1934 Arthur Drakeford Labor 1934–1955 Philip Stokes Liberal 1955–1969 Moss Cass Labor 1969–1983 Alan Griffiths Labor 1983–1996 Bob Sercombe Labor 1996–2007 Bill Shorten Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of MaribyrnongAustralian federal election, 2010: Maribyrnong Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Bill Shorten 42,404 55.38 -2.19 Liberal Conrad D'Souza 22,262 29.07 -0.95 Greens Tim Long 9,077 11.85 +5.03 Family First Colin Moyle 1,988 2.60 +0.02 Democrats Robert Livesay 841 1.10 -0.47 Total formal votes 76,572 94.32 -1.70 Informal votes 4,607 5.68 +1.70 Turnout 81,179 91.82 -2.33 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Bill Shorten 51,193 66.86 +1.54 Liberal Conrad D'Souza 25,379 33.14 -1.54 Labor hold Swing +1.54 References
- Division of Maribyrnong, Australian Electoral Commission
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