Division of Hawke

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Hawke
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created2022
NamesakeBob Hawke
Area1,843 km2 (711.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The Division of Hawke is an Australian electoral division that is due to be created in the state of Victoria, to be contested for the first time at the 2022 Australian federal election.[1][2] The electorate will be centred on the localities of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Melton and Sunbury to the west and north-west of Melbourne.

History[]

Bob Hawke, the division's namesake

The division was proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in March 2021, which would combine several areas from the divisions of Ballarat, Gorton and McEwen to create the new federal division, to take account of the increase in population of Victoria.[3] The seat was named in honour of Bob Hawke, the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister of Australia, who served from March 1983 to December 1991, and who represented the Division of Wills from 1980 to 1992.[1] The new division was confirmed in June 2021 and will be contested for the first time at the 2022 election.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Osborne, Paul (19 March 2021). "Bob Hawke honoured with Vic seat name". The West Australian.
  2. ^ Karp, Paul (19 March 2021). "Christian Porter's seat spared chop and new electorate named after Bob Hawke in redistribution plan". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Proposed federal electoral divisions for Victoria released" (Press release). Australian Electoral Commission. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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