Division of Lalor
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The Division of Lalor is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Werribee, Point Cook, Laverton, Rockbank and Melton.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was named after Peter Lalor, the Commander in Chief of the miners at the Eureka Stockade, and a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is currently held by Julia Gillard, Deputy Leader of the Opposition. It has previously been held by Barry Jones, former Minister for Science under Bob Hawke and Labor National President, and by Jim Cairns, former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister under Gough Whitlam.
[edit] Members
Member | Party | Term |
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Reginald Pollard | Labor | 1949-1966 |
Mervyn Lee | Liberal | 1966-1969 |
Jim Cairns | Labor | 1969-1977 |
Barry Jones | Labor | 1977-1998 |
Julia Gillard | Labor | 1998- |
[edit] Election Results
Australian legislative election, 2004 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Juila Gillard | 43,677 | 53.25 | ||
Family First | Arthur Buller | 2,607 | 3.18 | ||
The Greens | Malcolm Browning | 3,381 | 4.12 | ||
Liberal | Peter Curtis | 30,715 | 37.45 | ||
Australian Democrats | Roger Howe | 1,182 | 1.44 | ||
Citizens Electoral Council | Sally Larner | 462 | 0.56 | ||
Total formal votes | 82,024 | 95.15% | -0.77 | ||
2-Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
Labor | Juila Gillard | 48,218 | 58.79 | -3.27 | |
Liberals | Peter Curtis | 33,806 | 41.21 | +3.27 |
[edit] External links
- Division of Lalor. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on July 2, 2005. (PDF, 180 kB)
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