Division of Hotham

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Hotham
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hotham 2022.png
Division of Hotham in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1969
MP Clare O'Neil
Party Labor
Namesake Sir Charles Hotham
Electors 116,085 (2022)
Area78 km2 (30.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan

The Division of Hotham is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Hotham covers an area of approximately 83 square kilometres from Oakleigh in the north to Keysborough in the south. The division includes the suburbs of Bentleigh East, Clarinda, Clayton South, Coatesville, Huntingdale, Noble Park, Oakleigh East, Oakleigh South, Springvale,Waverley Park, Westall in their entirety; as well as parts of Bentleigh, Clayton, Keysborough, Mulgrave, Noble Park North, Oakleigh and Springvale South. [1]

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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. [2]

The Division includes parts of the local government areas of Glen Eira City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council, Kingston City Council and Monash City Council. [1]

History

Sir Charles Hotham, the division's namesake Charles Hotham by James Henry Lynch-crop.jpg
Sir Charles Hotham, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1969 and is named for Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria 1854–55. [1] The division was originally created as a safe Liberal seat, replacing the abolished Division of Higinbotham. Its founding member was Don Chipp, a prominent Liberal who served as a minister under John Gorton, William McMahon and Malcolm Fraser—as well as Harold Holt and John McEwen while he held his old seat. Chipp ended up quitting the party in 1977 due to personal animosity towards Fraser to form the Australian Democrats, and shortly thereafter transferred to the Senate.

Demographic changes resulted in Chipp's Liberal successor Roger Johnston lose Hotham to Labor in 1980. Labor has held it without serious difficulty since then, and the seat is now considered a fairly safe Labor seat. The immediate past member, Simon Crean, was Opposition Leader from 2001 until December 2003 and was in every Labor Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet from June 1991 to March 2013. Crean retired at the 2013 election and was succeeded by fellow Labor member Clare O'Neil. Since 2022, O'Neil has been the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security in the Albanese Labor Government. [3]

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  DonChipp1969Colour.jpg Don Chipp
(1925–2006)
Liberal 25 October 1969
24 March 1977
Previously held the Division of Higinbotham. Served as minister under Gorton, McMahon and Fraser. Transferred to the Senate
  Independent 24 March 1977 –
9 May 1977
  Australian Democrats 9 May 1977 –
10 November 1977
  Liberal Placeholder.png Roger Johnston
(1930–2020)
Liberal 10 December 1977
18 October 1980
Lost seat
  Labor Placeholder.png Lewis Kent
(1927–2014)
Labor 18 October 1980
24 March 1990
Did not contest in 1990. Failed to win the Division of Corinella
  Simon Crean (1).jpg Simon Crean
(1949–2023)
24 March 1990
5 August 2013
Served as minister under Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Gillard. Served as Opposition Leader from 2001 to 2003. Retired
  Clare O'Neil (2023).jpg Clare O'Neil
(1980–)
7 September 2013
present
Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Hotham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 47,13547.04−3.72
Liberal Savitri Bevinakoppa25,27325.22−8.15
Greens Louisa Willoughby12,40812.38+3.44
Liberal Democrats Edward Sok6,5916.58+6.58
United Australia Bruce Ridgway5,8695.86+2.17
One Nation Roger Tull2,9262.92+2.92
Total formal votes100,20296.45+0.85
Informal votes3,6883.55−0.85
Turnout 103,89089.58−2.81
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 64,38264.25+3.07
Liberal Savitri Bevinakoppa35,82035.75−3.07
Labor hold Swing +3.07

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Electoral Commission. "Profile of the electoral division of Hotham (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. Commonwealth Parliament. "Hon Clare O'Neil MP". Australian Parliament House. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. Hotham, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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