Division of McEwen

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McEwen
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McEwen 2022.png
Division of McEwen in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1984
MP Rob Mitchell
Party Labor
Namesake Sir John McEwen
Electors 109,030 (2022)
Area2,676 km2 (1,033.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Division of McEwen is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Classed as a rural seat, the electorate is located in the centre of the state, north of its capital city Melbourne. It includes the outer northern suburbs of Doreen, Mernda, and Wollert, and extends along the Hume Freeway north of the metropolitan area to include the towns of Gisborne as well as Wallan as well as many other small towns.

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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. [1]

History

Sir John McEwen, the division's namesake Sir John McEwen.jpg
Sir John McEwen, the division's namesake

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 14 September 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 federal election. It was named after Sir John McEwen, leader of the Australian Country Party from 1958 to 1971, who served as caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the disappearance of Harold Holt in 1967.

While classed as rural, it is actually a hybrid urban-rural seat. The urban portion is located in Labor's traditional heartland of north Melbourne, while the rural portion votes equally strongly for the Liberals and Nationals. As a result, for most of its existence it has been highly marginal. Unlike most marginal seats with similar demographics, however, McEwen is not considered a barometer for winning government. All but one of its members has spent at least one term in opposition.

The 2007 election resulted in McEwen becoming the most marginal seat in the country. Incumbent Liberal MP Fran Bailey led throughout most of the initial count, and was initially found to have lost to former Labor state MLC Rob Mitchell by six votes. Bailey subsequently requested and was granted a full recount, which overturned Mitchell's win and instead gave Bailey a twelve-vote victory. The result was challenged in the High Court of Australia in its capacity as the Court of Disputed Returns, and was referred to the Federal Court of Australia. Over seven months after the election and a review of 643 individual votes, the court altered the formal status of several dozen, eventually declaring Bailey the winner by 27 votes, later amended to 31 votes. Following the resolution of the long-running dispute, Bailey called for a total overhaul of the voting system. [2] [3] [4]

Bailey retired at the 2010 election where Mitchell again stood as the Labor candidate and won amid a considerable swing to Labor in Victoria that allowed Julia Gillard to form a minority government. Ahead of the 2013 election, a redistribution pushed McEwen further into Melbourne, increasing Labor's notional majority from a marginal 5.3 percent to a fairly safe 9.2 percent. However, Mitchell barely retained the seat against former Liberal MLC Donna Petrovich with a majority of just 0.15 percent—a margin of just 313 votes—which made McEwen the second most marginal seat in Australia at the time; the Division of Fairfax, won by Clive Palmer, was decided by a thinner margin of just 53 votes. Mitchell won a third term in 2016 Australian federal election on a swing of over seven percent, boosting his majority to 57 percent, the strongest result in the seat's history.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Petercleeland 2.jpg Peter Cleeland
(1938–2007)		 Labor 1 December 1984 –
24 March 1990 		Lost seat
  Fran Bailey.jpg Fran Bailey
(1946–)		 Liberal 24 March 1990 –
13 March 1993 		Lost seat
  Petercleeland 2.jpg Peter Cleeland
(1938–2007)		 Labor 13 March 1993 –
2 March 1996 		Lost seat
  Fran Bailey.jpg Fran Bailey
(1946–)		 Liberal 2 March 1996 –
19 July 2010 		Served as minister under Howard. Retired
  Rob Mitchell and Jana Stewart (cropped).jpg Rob Mitchell
(1967–)		 Labor 21 August 2010 –
present		Incumbent

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § McEwen.[ edit ]
2022 Australian federal election: McEwen [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rob Mitchell 35,23836.81−2.98
Liberal Richard Welch31,79633.22−1.77
Greens Neil Barker13,52414.13+4.66
United Australia Paul McRae5,4745.72+2.46
One Nation Chris Bradbury5,3875.63+0.51
Liberal Democrats John Herron2,5792.69+2.69
Australian Federation Christopher Neil1,7211.80+1.80
Total formal votes95,71996.07+1.01
Informal votes3,9183.93−1.01
Turnout 99,63792.23+0.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Mitchell 50,99853.28−2.00
Liberal Richard Welch44,72146.72+2.00
Labor hold Swing −2.00
Primary vote results in McEwen (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  One Nation
  National
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in McEwen

Referendum and plebiscite results

Same-sex marriage survey, 2017 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes73,70565.39
No39,00734.61
Valid votes112,71299.67
Invalid or blank votes3770.33
Total votes113,089100.00
Registered voters/turnout140,05580.75
Australian republic referendum, 1999 [7]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No44,81155.48
Yes35,95744.52
Valid votes80,76899.15
Invalid or blank votes6890.85
Total votes81,457100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,84996.00
Preamble to the Constitution referendum, 1999 [8]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No50,43662.51
Yes30,24537.49
Valid votes80,68199.07
Invalid or blank votes7600.93
Total votes81,441100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,84995.98
1988 Australian referendum (Rights and Freedoms) [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No43,67366.66
Yes21,84233.34
Valid votes65,51598.33
Invalid or blank votes1,1161.67
Total votes66,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,17893.61
1988 Australian referendum (Local Government) [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No41,95963.95
Yes23,65736.05
Valid votes65,61698.48
Invalid or blank votes1,0151.52
Total votes66,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,17893.61
1988 Australian referendum (Fair Elections) [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No38,86259.20
Yes26,78140.80
Valid votes65,64398.52
Invalid or blank votes9881.48
Total votes66,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,17893.61
1988 Australian referendum (Parliamentary Terms) [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No41,62663.39
Yes24,04336.61
Valid votes65,66998.56
Invalid or blank votes9621.44
Total votes66,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,17893.61
1984 Australian referendum (Interchange of Powers) [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No28,26050.70
Yes27,48349.30
Valid votes55,74393.40
Invalid or blank votes3,9396.60
Total votes59,682100.00
Registered voters/turnout62,72195.15
1984 Australian referendum (Terms of Senators) [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes30,06852.88
No26,78947.12
Valid votes56,85795.27
Invalid or blank votes2,8254.73
Total votes59,682100.00
Registered voters/turnout62,72195.15

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References

  1. ↑ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Doherty, Ben (3 July 2008). "Court confirms Bailey win". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Labor loses bid to win back McEwen". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  4. ↑ Mitchell v Bailey (No 2) 2008 FCA 692: Federal Court of Australia Decisions 2/7/2008
  5. ↑ McEwen, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  6. ↑ "Results and Publications". marriagesurvey.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 14 September 2023. For breakdown of results by electorate download the Response.xls file and refer to table 2
  7. ↑ "1999 Referendum Report and Statistics; Summary of Results – Republic Question". Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "1999 Referendum Report and Statistics; Summary of Results – Preamble Question". Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Data repository". Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 14 September 2023– via Ben Raue. To access divisional results, access the 'Australian Referendums 1906-2017' google drive link and then refer to 'Aus-Referendums-Division'

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