Division of Chisholm

Chisholm Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Chisholm (green) in Victoria
Created:	1949
MP:	Anna Burke
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Caroline Chisholm
Area:	61 km² (24 sq mi)
Demographic:	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and promoter of women's immigration. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Until the 1980s it was a safe Liberal Party seat based on Camberwell, but since then boundary changes have moved it south-east and made it a marginal seat, taking in the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood and parts of Clayton. It has been held by the Australian Labor Party since 1998. The first member for Chisholm, Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes, was one of Australia's most distinguished soldiers, who held the seat until his death on 31 July 1970.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Liberal	1949–1970
	Tony Staley	Liberal	1970–1980
	Graham Harris	Liberal	1980–1983
	Helen Mayer	Labor	1983–1987
	Michael Wooldridge	Liberal	1987–1998
	Anna Burke	Labor	1998–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm

Australian federal election, 2010: Chisholm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anna Burke	34,492	44.53	-3.59
	Liberal	John Nguyen	31,093	40.15	+0.70
	Greens	Josh Fergeus	9,196	11.87	+3.40
	Family First	Phil Goodman	2,107	2.72	+0.27
	Secular	Nimrod Evans	562	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			77,450	96.41	-0.98
Informal votes			2,880	3.59	+0.98
Turnout			80,330	93.11	-2.16
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Anna Burke	43,459	56.11	-1.27
	Liberal	John Nguyen	33,991	43.89	+1.27
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.27

References

• Division of Chisholm, Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 37°51′54″S 145°07′23″E / 37.865°S 145.123°E / -37.865; 145.123