Division of Macnamara
Macnamara Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() Location of Macnamara (dark green) in Greater Melbourne, Victoria | |
Created | 2019 |
MP | Josh Burns |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Dame Jean Macnamara |
Electors | 113,809 (2019) |
Area | 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Coordinates | 37°51′36″S 144°58′48″E / 37.86000°S 144.98000°ECoordinates: 37°51′36″S 144°58′48″E / 37.86000°S 144.98000°E |
The Division of Macnamara is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election. The division is named in honour of Dame Jean Macnamara, a medical researcher and doctor who specialised in the polio virus and was involved in children's health initiatives.
The current member is Josh Burns, representing the Australian Labor Party since the 2019 Australian federal election.
History[]
The Division of Macnamara was created in 2018 after the Australian Electoral Commission oversaw a mandatory redistribution of divisions in Victoria.[1] Macnamara is located in most of what was previously the Division of Melbourne Ports, which it replaced in the redistribution.[2] The division is located in Melbourne's south around the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay and takes in the suburbs of Port Melbourne, Albert Park, Balaclava, Caulfield, Elwood, Middle Park, Ripponlea, South Melbourne and St Kilda, as well as parts of Glen Huntly and Elsternwick.[3] It also includes the suburb of Windsor, which had previously been located in the neighbouring division of Higgins.[2]
The seat was notionally held by the Labor Party on a 1.3% margin over the Liberal Party.[2] Its predecessor, Melbourne Ports, had been held by Labor without interruption since 1906, and for over 80 years had been one of Labor's safest seats. However, Labor's hold on the seat became increasingly tenuous after a 1990 redistribution added some wealthier territory around Caulfield. Further analysis identified that the margin between the Labor Party and the Greens had narrowed to less than 0.3% as a result of recent boundary adjustments.[4]
The last member for Melbourne Ports, Michael Danby, opted not to contest the election for the new Macnamara. His replacement as Labor candidate, Josh Burns, retained the seat for Labor with a modest swing in his favour.
The seat has a slowly but steadily growing vote for the Greens, with the party achieving its highest vote in the seat at the 2019 federal election. Additionally, the Greens won in 8 booths previously held by the Labor Party and came second in a further 8 booths.
Members[]
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Josh Burns (1987–) |
Labor | 18 May 2019 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Kate Ashmor | 36,283 | 37.37 | −4.60 | |
Labor | Josh Burns | 30,855 | 31.78 | +5.24 | |
Greens | Steph Hodgins-May | 23,534 | 24.24 | +0.08 | |
Animal Justice | Craig McPherson | 1,919 | 1.98 | 0.00 | |
United Australia | Helen Paton | 1,136 | 1.17 | +1.17 | |
Independent | Ruby O'Rourke | 1,108 | 1.14 | +1.14 | |
Sustainable Australia | Steven Armstrong | 974 | 1.00 | +1.00 | |
Independent | Chris Wallis | 918 | 0.95 | +0.95 | |
Rise Up Australia | Christine Kay | 365 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
Total formal votes | 97,092 | 95.77 | 0.00 | ||
Informal votes | 4,288 | 4.23 | 0.00 | ||
Turnout | 101,380 | 89.08 | +2.80 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Burns | 54,613 | 56.25 | +5.04 | |
Liberal | Kate Ashmor | 42,479 | 43.75 | −5.04 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.04 |
References[]
- ^ "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "2017–18 Federal Redistributions – Victoria". ABC Elections. 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Map: Division of Macnamara" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Victorian redistribution 2018 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Macnamara, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
External links[]
- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Constituencies established in 2019
- 2019 establishments in Australia