Division of Canberra

Canberra Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Canberra (green) in ACT
Created	1974
MP	Gai Brodtmann
Party	Labor
Namesake	Canberra
Electors	127,422 (2013)
Area	1,921 km² (741.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Canberra is an Australian electoral division in the Australian Capital Territory. The division was created in redistibution of 19 April 1974 of the former Division of Australian Capital Territory. It is named for the city of Canberra, Australia's national capital, and includes the districts of Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Woden Valley, along with the rest of the ACT south of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin. For most of its history it has been a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but it has been won by the Liberal Party twice, most recently at a 1995 by-election.

Members

	Party	Term
Kep Enderby	Labor	1974–1975
John Haslem	Liberal	1975–1980
Ros Kelly	Labor	1980–1995
Brendan Smyth	Liberal	1995–1996
Bob McMullan	Labor	1996–1998
Annette Ellis	Labor	1998–2010
Gai Brodtmann	Labor	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Canberra

Australian federal election, 2013: Canberra^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	47,613	41.06	−3.17
	Liberal	Tom Sefton	43,919	37.87	+0.66
	Greens	Julie Melrose	14,691	12.67	−5.89
	Bullet Train	Damien Maher	4,756	4.10	+4.10
	Palmer United	Tony Hanley	3,725	3.21	+3.21
	Secular	Nicolle Burt	1,264	1.09	+1.09
Total formal votes			115,968	96.06	+0.94
Informal votes			4,758	3.94	−0.94
Turnout			120,726	94.75	−0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	66,074	56.98	−2.17
	Liberal	Tom Sefton	49,894	43.02	+2.17
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.17

References

↑ Division of Canberra, ACT, Election 2013, Australian Electoral Commission, 28 November 2013.

External links

Division of Canberra - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives from the Australian Capital and Northern Territories

ACT: Canberra Fraser (also covers Jervis Bay Territory) NT: Lingiari (also covers Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) Solomon Abolished: Australian Capital Territory Namadgi Northern Territory

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

Coordinates: 35°20′56″S 149°05′20″E / 35.349°S 149.089°E / -35.349; 149.089

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