Division of Ballarat

Division of Ballarat
Ballarat
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Ballarat 2010.png
Division of Ballarat (green) in Victoria
Created: 1900
MP: Catherine King
Party: Labor
Namesake: Ballarat, Victoria
Area: 4,652 km² (1,796 sq mi)
Demographic: Provincial

The Division of Ballarat (Ballaarat until 1977) is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the provincial city of Ballarat.

At various times in its existence it has included towns such as Ararat, Daylesford, Maryborough, and Stawell. The division currently takes in the regional City of Ballarat and the smaller towns of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Daylesford, Creswick, Trentham and Clunes.

Ballarat has always been a marginal seat, changing hands at intervals between the Australian Labor Party and the non-Labor parties. Its most prominent member has been Alfred Deakin, who was Prime Minister of Australia three times. Liberal senator Michael Ronaldson was the grandson of former member Archibald Fisken. [1]

Ballarat also holds the title of closest seat result. The Nationalist MP won by a single vote in 1919.

Members

Member Party Term
  Alfred Deakin Protectionist 19011909
  Commonwealth Liberal 19091913
  Charles McGrath Labor 19131919
  Edwin Kerby Nationalist 19191920
  Charles McGrath Labor 19201931
  United Australia 19311934
  Archibald Fisken United Australia 19341937
  Reg Pollard Labor 19371949
  Alan Pittard Liberal 19491951
  Robert Joshua Labor 19511955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 19551955
  Dudley Erwin Liberal 19551975
  Jim Short Liberal 19751980
  John Mildren Labor 19801990
  Michael Ronaldson Liberal 19902001
  Catherine King Labor 2001present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2010: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 46,289 51.75 +1.42
Liberal Mark Banwell 30,364 33.95 -4.09
Greens Belinda Coates 10,140 11.34 +3.36
Family First Jim Rainey 2,646 2.96 -0.69
Total formal votes 89,439 96.28 -1.31
Informal votes 3,456 3.72 +1.31
Turnout 92,895 94.98 -1.11
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Catherine King 55,188 61.70 +3.55
Liberal Mark Banwell 34,251 38.30 -3.55
Labor hold Swing +3.55

References

Coordinates: 37°3058S 144°0358E / 37.516°S 144.066°E / -37.516; 144.066


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