Division of Gorton

Gorton Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gorton in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	2004
MP	Brendan O'Connor
Party	Labor
Namesake	Sir John Gorton
Electors	110,424 (2019)
Area	540 km2 (208.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

History[]

Sir John Gorton, the division's namesake

The division was created in 2004 to replace the abolished Division of Burke, and is named in honour Sir John Gorton, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. Gorton had served in the Senate from 1949 to 1968, before switching houses to represent the Victorian federal seat of Higgins until 1975.

The constituency of Gorton features a high proportion of young families and new suburban developments in the working-class outer western suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan area.

The incumbent member for Gorton is Brendan O'Connor, a member of the Australian Labor Party. O'Connor has represented Gorton since its creation at the 2004 federal election.

Boundaries[]

Gorton is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne, including the suburbs of Aintree, Albanvale, Brookfield, Bonnie Brook, Burnside, Cairnlea, Caroline Springs, Cobblebank, Deanside, Fieldstone, Fraser Rise, Grangefields, Harkness, Hillside, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Plumpton, Ravenhall, Strathtulloh, Taylors Hill and Thornhill Park; parts of Deer Park, Derrimut, Diggers Rest and Truganina; as well as the townships of Exford, Eynesbury, and Rockbank, and parts of Mount Cottrell, Parwan, and Toolern Vale.

Members[]

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Brendan O'Connor (1962–)	Labor	9 October 2004 – present	Previously held the Division of Burke. Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Incumbent

Election results[]

References[]

External links[]

• Division of Gorton - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 37°44′20″S 144°45′32″E / 37.739°S 144.759°E / -37.739; 144.759