Division of Calwell

Calwell
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Calwell (green) in Victoria
Created1984
MPMaria Vamvakinou
PartyLabor
NamesakeArthur Calwell
Electors101,342 (2010)
Area504 km2 (194.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
Arthur Calwell

The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell,[1] who was Minister for Immigration 1945-1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960-1967.

It covers an area of 175 km2 in the northern suburbs of Melbourne and the boundary was last changed in 2010.[2] It includes Broadmeadows, Craigieburn, Sunbury and Tullamarine.

Members

Member Party Term
  Andrew Theophanous Labor 1984–2000
  Independent 2000–2001
  Maria Vamvakinou Labor 2001–present

Andrew Theophanous left the ALP in 2000 after claims he was taking bribes. He stood for the seat at the 2001 election as an independent but was defeated. He became the first Australian politician to be put in prison for bribery.[3]

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Calwell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 38,127 44.86 −9.57
Liberal Tim Staker-Gunn 20,111 23.66 −0.63
Greens Natalie Abboud 8,277 9.74 +3.01
United Australia Joshua Naim 7,578 8.92 +5.45
One Nation Mark Preston 5,957 7.01 +7.01
Victorian Socialists Jerome Small 3,433 4.04 −0.74
Australian Federation Maria Bengtsson 1,512 1.78 +1.78
Total formal votes 84,995 93.69 +3.03
Informal votes 5,724 6.31 −3.03
Turnout 90,719 85.02 −1.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 53,032 62.39 −7.23
Liberal Tim Staker-Gunn 31,963 37.61 +7.23
Labor hold Swing −7.23

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Calwell (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Current federal electoral divisions". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Theophanous released from prison - National - www.theage.com.au". theage.com.au. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. ↑ Calwell, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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