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The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian electoral division in the
The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 Australian federal election, 1906 election. The division was named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. A safe Australian Labor Party, Labor seat for most of the first half of the 20th century, it became a marginal Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal seat for most of the 1950s and 1960s, in part due to the influence of the Democratic Labor Party (historical), Democratic Labor Party. Labor retook the seat in 1969, and for most of the time since then, it has been a comfortably safe Labor seat.
Prominent former members include James Fenton (Australian politician), James Fenton, a minister under James Scullin and Joseph Lyons; Arthur Drakeford, a minister under John Curtin, Frank Forde and Ben Chifley; and Moss Cass, a minister under Gough Whitlam. The current member for Maribyrnong since the 2007 Australian federal election, 2007 election is the former National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and former List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Maribyrnong Covered Suburbs - Australian Electoral Commission
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. It is located in the inner north-western suburbs of Melbourne
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. Suburbs include Aberfeldie, Victoria, Aberfeldie, Airport West, Victoria, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Victoria, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Victoria, Essendon, Footscray, Victoria, Footscray, Gowanbrae, Victoria, Gowanbrae, Keilor East, Victoria, Keilor East, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Maribyrnong, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, Victoria, Niddrie, West Footscray, Victoria, West Footscray and Tullamarine. Due to redistributions, the division has been slowly moving west and changed with the introduction of the Division of Fraser (Victoria), Division of Fraser in 2018. According to the Census in Australia#2011, 2011 census, Maribyrnong has the highest proportion of Catholic Church in Australia, Catholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 41.6% of the population.
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. 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 proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 Australian federal election, 1906 election. The division was named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. A safe Australian Labor Party, Labor seat for most of the first half of the 20th century, it became a marginal Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal seat for most of the 1950s and 1960s, in part due to the influence of the Democratic Labor Party (historical), Democratic Labor Party. Labor retook the seat in 1969, and for most of the time since then, it has been a comfortably safe Labor seat.
Prominent former members include James Fenton (Australian politician), James Fenton, a minister under James Scullin and Joseph Lyons; Arthur Drakeford, a minister under John Curtin, Frank Forde and Ben Chifley; and Moss Cass, a minister under Gough Whitlam. The current member for Maribyrnong since the 2007 Australian federal election, 2007 election is the former National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and former List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Members
Election results
References
External links
Maribyrnong Covered Suburbs - Australian Electoral Commission
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maribyrnong, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Constituencies established in 1906 1906 establishments in Australia City of Brimbank City of Moonee Valley Essendon, Victoria Flemington, Victoria Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne