The Division of Nicholls is an Australian Electoral Division in the

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, which was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election. Nicholls is in northern Victoria.

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. Nicholls is located in the north of the state, adjoining the

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, which forms Victoria's border with

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and includes the towns of

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, Broadford and Kilmore.

History

Pastor Sir Douglas and Lady Gladys Nicholls Memorial

The division is named in honour of Sir Douglas and Lady Gladys Nicholls, in recognition of their contributions to the advocacy of Aboriginal rights. The Division of Nicholls was created in 2019 after the

oversaw a mandatory redistribution of

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in Victoria. Nicholls replaced the

Division of Murray The Division of Murray was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was located in the north of the state, adjoining the Murray River, which forms Victoria's border with New South Wales. It included the towns of Shepparto ...

in the same location. Prior to the 2019 election the seat was notionally held by the

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on a margin of 22.3%, making it a very safe seat for the party. Its predecessor had been safely conservative for nearly its entire existence since its creation in 1949, with the

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and the

holding it for long spells. Indeed, much of this region has been held by a conservative party since Federation; the area was part of the

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from 1901 to 1937, then

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from 1937 to 1949. The final member for Murray,

Damian Drum Damian Kevin Drum (born 28 July 1960) is an Australian politician who has represented Murray and Nicholls in the Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliamen ...

of the Nationals, followed most of his constituents into Nicholls and easily retained it, albeit with a small swing against him.

Members

Election results

References

External links

Division of Nicholls – Australian Electoral Commission
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholls, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Electoral divisions of Australia in Victoria Constituencies established in 2019 2019 establishments in Australia Shire of Campaspe Shepparton Shire of Moira Shire of Mitchell Loddon Mallee (region)