Division of Melbourne: Difference between revisions

The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the [[List of Australian electorates contested at every election|original 65 divisions]] to be contested at the [[1901 Australian federal election|first federal election]]. The Division of Melbourne encompasses the [[City of Melbourne]] and the suburbs of [[Abbotsford, Victoria|Abbotsford]], [[Burnley, Victoria|Burnley]], [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]], [[Carlton North, Victoria|Carlton North]], [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], [[Collingwood, Victoria|Collingwood]], [[Cremorne, Victoria|Cremorne]], [[Docklands, Victoria|Docklands]], [[East Melbourne, Victoria|East Melbourne]], [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]], [[Fitzroy North, Victoria|Fitzroy North]], [[North Melbourne, Victoria|North Melbourne]], [[Parkville, Victoria|Parkville]], [[Princes Hill, Victoria|Princes Hill]], [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]], [[West Melbourne, Victoria|West Melbourne]] and parts of [[Brunswick East, Victoria |Brunswick East]]. The area has heavy and light engineering, extensive manufacturing, commercial and retail activities (including Melbourne markets and central business district), dockyards, clothing and footwear industries, warehousing and distributing of whitegoods, building and other general goods. This capital city electorate's northern boundary is formed by Maribyrnong Road, Ormond Road, Park Street, Sydney Road and Glenlyon Road between the [[Yarra River]], [[Maribyrnong River]] and [[Merri Creek]]. The division also contains the main Parkville Campus of the [[University of Melbourne]].

 

 

==Geography==

 

==History==

Melbourne was held by the [[Australian Labor Party]] for almost all of its history. Labor first won the seat at a [[1904 Melbourne by-election|1904 by-election]], and held it for over a century, with former [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] [[Arthur Calwell]] the highest profile member. For most of the time from 1907 to 2004, it was one of Labor's safest seats. During this time, Labor's hold on the seat was only remotely threatened once, when Calwell saw his majority trimmed to 57.2 percent amidst the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]]'s landslide victory in [[1966 Australian federal election|1966]]. This is still the closest that the conservative parties have come to winning the seat in over a century.

 

 

At the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]] however, following the retirement of former member and [[Minister for Finance and Deregulation (Australia)|Minister for Finance and Deregulation]] [[Lindsay Tanner]], Labor lost Melbourne to the Greens on a large swing, with Bandt far outpolling the Liberals and securing victory over Labor candidate Cath Bowtell.<ref>{{cite news|title=Historic win for Greens|url=http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/historic-win-for-greens-20100821-13a46.html|newspaper=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=22 August 2010|access-date=31 March 2013}}</ref> Bandt retained his seat in [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]], [[2016 Australian federal election|2016]] and [[2019 Australian federal election|2019]], with an increase in his primary vote share on each occasion. In 2016 and 2019, he actually pushed Labor into third place.

 

 

==Members==

| [[File:William Maloney1.jpg|100px]]

| [[William Maloney (politician)|William Maloney]]<br />{{small|(1854–1940)}}

| nowrap | [[1904 Melbourne by-election|30 March 1904]] –<br/>[[1940 Australian federal election|27 August 1940]]

| Previously held the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of West Melbourne|West Melbourne]]. Retired

| [[File:Arthur Calwell 1966.jpg|100px]]

| [[Arthur Calwell]]<br />{{small|(1896–1973)}}

| nowrap | [[1940 Australian federal election|21 September 1940]] –<br/>[[1972 Australian federal election|2 November 1972]]

| Served as minister under [[Curtin Government|Curtin]], [[Frank Forde|Forde]] and [[Chifley Government|Chifley]]. Served as [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] from 1960 to 1967. Retired

|-

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| [[Ted Innes]]<br />{{small|(1925–2010)}}

| nowrap | [[1972 Australian federal election|2 December 1972]] –<br/>[[1983 Australian federal election|4 February 1983]]

|-

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| nowrap | [[1983 Australian federal election|5 March 1983]] –<br/>[[1993 Australian federal election|8 February 1993]]

| Served as minister under [[Hawke Government|Hawke]] and [[Keating Government|Keating]]. Retired

| [[File:Lindsay Tanner at Mosman Library (cropped).png|100px]]

| [[Lindsay Tanner]]<br />{{small|(1956–)}}

| nowrap | [[1993 Australian federal election|13 March 1993]] –<br/>[[2010 Australian federal election|19 July 2010]]

| Served as minister under [[Rudd Government (2007–2010)|Rudd]] and [[Gillard Government|Gillard]]. Retired