The Division of Hawke is an Australian electoral division in the

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, which was contested for the first time at the

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. The electorate is centred on the localities of

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, Ballan, Melton and Sunbury to the west and north-west of

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Geography

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. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

History

The division was proposed by the

(AEC) in March 2021, which would combine several areas from the divisions of

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and

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to create the new federal division, to take account of the increase in population of Victoria. The seat was named in honour of

Bob Hawke Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and union organiser who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (A ...

, the longest-serving

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, who served from March 1983 to December 1991, and who represented the

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from 1980 to 1992. The new division was confirmed in June 2021 and was contested for the first time at the 2022 election.

Members

Electoral results

References

External links

Division of Hawke - Australian Electoral Commission
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawke, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Constituencies established in 2022 2022 establishments in Australia Bob Hawke Sunbury, Victoria Bacchus Marsh Shire of Moorabool City of Melton City of Hume