Division of Gorton

The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

Gorton
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gorton in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election.
Created2004
MPBrendan O'Connor
PartyLabor
NamesakeSir John Gorton
Electors110,424 (2019)
Area540 km2 (208.5 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

History
Sir John Gorton, the division's namesake

The division was created in 2004 to replace the abolished Division of Burke, and is named in honour Sir John Gorton, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. Gorton had served in the Senate from 1949 to 1968, before switching houses to represent the Victorian federal seat of Higgins until 1975.

The constituency of Gorton features a high proportion of young families and new suburban developments in the working-class outer western suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan area.

The incumbent member for Gorton is Brendan O'Connor, a member of the Australian Labor Party. O'Connor has represented Gorton since its creation at the 2004 federal election.

Boundaries

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are 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.[1]

Gorton is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne, including the suburbs of Aintree, Albanvale, Brookfield, Bonnie Brook, Burnside, Cairnlea, Caroline Springs, Cobblebank, Deanside, Fieldstone, Fraser Rise, Grangefields, Harkness, Hillside, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Plumpton, Ravenhall, Strathtulloh, Taylors Hill and Thornhill Park; parts of Deer Park, Derrimut, Diggers Rest and Truganina; as well as the townships of Exford, Eynesbury, and Rockbank, and parts of Mount Cottrell, Parwan, and Toolern Vale.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Brendan O'Connor
(1962–)		 Labor 9 October 2004 –
present		 Previously held the Division of Burke. Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Gorton
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Gorton.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Gorton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 47,398 50.08 −11.16
Liberal Nathan Di Noia 24,677 26.07 −2.69
Independent Jarrod Bingham 8,363 8.84 +8.84
United Australia Richard Turton 7,473 7.90 +7.90
Greens Harkirat Singh 6,730 7.11 −2.89
Total formal votes 94,641 94.08 −0.87
Informal votes 5,957 5.92 +0.87
Turnout 100,598 91.11 +4.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 61,861 65.36 −3.13
Liberal Nathan Di Noia 32,780 34.64 +3.13
Labor hold Swing−3.13
Primary vote results in Gorton (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal
  Greens
  Family First
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred results in Gorton

References
  1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. Gorton, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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