Division of Lalor

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

Australian legislative election, 2004
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

Division of Lalor. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on July 2, 2005. (PDF, 180 kB)

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