Division of Maribyrnong
| Maribyrnong Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Division of Maribyrnong (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1906 |
| MP | Bill Shorten |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Maribyrnong River |
| Electors | 104,909 (2013) |
| Area | 73 km2 (28.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the inner north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It covers the suburbs of Aberfeldie, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Braybrook, Essendon, Kealba, Keilor East, Maribyrnong, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St. Albans and Sunshine North. Due to redistributions, the Division has been slowly moving west. It originally covered the suburbs of Footscray and North Melbourne. According to the 2011 census, Maribyrnong has the highest proportion of Catholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 41.6% of the population.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 election. The Division was named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. The Division is a safe Labor seat.
The current member for Maribyrnong since the 2007 election is the former National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and present Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Mauger | Protectionist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| James Fenton | Labor | 1910–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
| Arthur Drakeford | Labor | 1934–1955 | |
| Philip Stokes | Liberal | 1955–1969 | |
| Moss Cass | Labor | 1969–1983 | |
| Alan Griffiths | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Bob Sercombe | Labor | 1996–2007 | |
| Bill Shorten | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2013: Maribyrnong | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Bill Shorten | 43,162 | 47.90 | −7.67 | |
| Liberal | Ted Hatzakortzian | 29,767 | 33.03 | +4.44 | |
| Greens | Richard Keech | 8,920 | 9.90 | −2.01 | |
| Palmer United | Philip Cutler | 2,470 | 2.74 | +2.74 | |
| Sex Party | Amy Myers | 2,313 | 2.57 | +2.57 | |
| Democratic Labour | Marguerita Kavanagh | 1,258 | 1.40 | +1.40 | |
| Family First | Hayleigh Carlson | 944 | 1.05 | −1.81 | |
| Christians | Joe Paterno | 888 | 0.99 | +0.99 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Jeff Truscott | 395 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| Total formal votes | 90,117 | 93.82 | −0.56 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,940 | 6.18 | +0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 96,057 | 91.56 | −0.08 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Shorten | 55,320 | 61.39 | −6.10 | |
| Liberal | Ted Hatzakortzian | 34,797 | 38.61 | +6.10 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.10 | |||
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