Division of Hotham

Hotham
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hotham (green) in Victoria
Created1969
MPClare O'Neil
PartyLabor
NamesakeCharles Hotham
Electors89,529 (2010)
Area72 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
Charles Hotham

The Division of Hotham is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1969 and is named for Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria 1854-55.[1] It covers an area of 72 km2 in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes Bentleigh East, Dingley Village, Moorabbin, and parts of Carnegie, Clarinda, Clayton, Clayton South, Cheltenham, Murrumbeena, Noble Park, Oakleigh, Oakleigh South, Springvale and Springvale South.[1]

Members

Member Party Term
  Don Chipp Liberal 1969–1977
  Independent 1977–1977
  Democrats 1977–1977
  Roger Johnston Liberal 1977–1980
  Lewis Kent Labor 1980–1990
  Simon Crean Labor 1990–2013
  Clare O'Neil Labor 2013-present

Don Chipp was Minister in the Holt and Gorton Governments. He became unhappy with the Liberal Party and formed a new party called the Australian Democrats. Simon Crean, was Opposition Leader from 2001 until December 2003 and was in every Labor Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet from June 1991 to March 2013.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Hotham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 47,135 47.04 −3.72
Liberal Savitri Bevinakoppa 25,273 25.22 −8.15
Greens Louisa Willoughby 12,408 12.38 +3.44
Liberal Democrats Edward Sok 6,591 6.58 +6.58
United Australia Bruce Ridgway 5,869 5.86 +2.17
One Nation Roger Tull 2,926 2.92 +2.92
Total formal votes 100,202 96.45 +0.85
Informal votes 3,688 3.55 −0.85
Turnout 103,890 89.58 −2.81
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 64,382 64.25 +3.07
Liberal Savitri Bevinakoppa 35,820 35.75 −3.07
Labor hold Swing +3.07

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Hotham (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Hotham, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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