Division of Calwell
| Calwell Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Calwell in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Maria Vamvakinou |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Arthur Calwell |
| Electors | 107,523 (2019) |
| Area | 265 km2 (102.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.
History[]
The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945–1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960–1967.
Calwell has been a safe Labor seat since it was first contested. The seat's first MP elected in 1984 was Andrew Theophanous. After failing to retain Labor preselection due to issues of criminality, Theophanous unsuccessfully contested the 2001 election as an Independent, polling 9.6% of the vote.[1] The current Member for Calwell, since the 2001 federal election, is Maria Vamvakinou, a member of the Australian Labor Party. Calwell is currently Labor's second safest seat, with 68.80% on the 2PP.
At the 2011 Census, Calwell had the nation's most stable population, with only 25.6% of residents having moved in the last five years. The electorate had the nation's third highest proportion of Catholics (38.5%) and the third highest proportion of residents of Islamic faith (16.8%), the highest in Victoria.[1]
In 2017, Calwell had the highest "no" vote for marriage equality in Victoria, with 56.8% of the electorate's respondents to the survey responding "No".[2]
Boundaries[]
The division is located in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It covers an area of approximately 265 square kilometres (102 sq mi) from Kalkallo in the north to Keilor Park in the south and from Oaklands Junction in the west to Somerton in the east. Localities include Attwood, Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Craigieburn, Dallas, Gladstone Park, Greenvale, Jacana, Keilor Park, Meadow Heights, Melbourne Airport, Mickleham, Roxburgh Park, Somerton, Upfield, Westmeadows and Yuroke; as well as part of Fawkner, Keilor, Oaklands Junction and Tullamarine.[3]
Members[]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andrew Theophanous (1946–) |
Labor | 1 December 1984 – 18 April 2000 |
Previously held the Division of Burke. Lost seat | |
| Independent | 18 April 2000 – 10 November 2001 | ||||
|
Maria Vamvakinou (1959–) |
Labor | 10 November 2001 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Maria Vamvakinou | 47,115 | 53.88 | −4.80 | |
| Liberal | Genevieve Hamilton | 21,978 | 25.13 | −0.52 | |
| Greens | Polly Morgan | 5,893 | 6.74 | −1.27 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Jerome Small | 3,984 | 4.56 | +4.56 | |
| United Australia | Prakul Chhabra | 3,037 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
| CEC | Keith Kerr | 2,851 | 3.26 | +3.26 | |
| Conservative National | Adam Vail | 1,771 | 2.03 | +2.03 | |
| Socialist Equality | Peter Byrne | 823 | 0.94 | +0.94 | |
| Total formal votes | 87,452 | 90.78 | −2.34 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,884 | 9.22 | +2.34 | ||
| Turnout | 96,336 | 89.61 | +4.25 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Maria Vamvakinou | 60,164 | 68.80 | −0.93 | |
| Liberal | Genevieve Hamilton | 27,288 | 31.20 | +0.93 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.93 | |||
References[]
- ^ a b Green, Antony (11 October 2013). "Federal election 2013: Calwell results". Australia Votes. Australia: ABC. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Byrne, Bridie (17 November 2017). "Calwell with highest 'no' vote for marriage equality in Victoria". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Calwell (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Calwell, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
External links[]
- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Constituencies established in 1984
- 1984 establishments in Australia