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Area:
Approximately
54 sq km
Enrolment:
95, 848 (as at 2004 Election)
Sitting Member:
Lindsay Tanner (ALP) 1993 – to
date
Previous Members:
G L Hand (ALP) 1983–93,
U E Innes
(ALP) 1972–83
A A Calwell (ALP) 1940–72
W R N Malony (ALP/FLP) 1904–40
(Sir) M D McEacharn (PROT) 1901–04
Political Status:
Safe Labor
| 2007 Election Results | |
| First Preferences | (%) |
| ALP | 49.51 |
| LP | 23.49 |
| DEM | 1.43 |
| GRN | 22.80 |
| Others | 2.77 |
| Informal Vote | 2.80 |
| Turnout | 91.50 |
| Two Party Preferred | |
| ALP | 54.71 |
| GRN | 45.29 |
| 2004 Election Results | |
| First Preferences | (%) |
| ALP | 51.78 |
| LP | 25.09 |
| DEM | 1.63 |
| GRN | 18.98 |
| Others | 2.52 |
| Informal Vote | 3.27 |
| Turnout | 91.07 |
| Two Party Preferred | |
| ALP | 71.14 |
| LP | 28.86 |
| 2001 Election Results | |
| First Preferences | (%) |
| ALP | 47.65 |
| LP | 24.87 |
| DEM | 9.61 |
| GRN | 15.7 |
| Others | 2.17 |
| Informal Vote | 3.77 |
| Turnout | 90.97 |
| Two Party Preferred | |
| ALP | 70.09 |
| LP | 29.91 |
Melbourne is an inner metropolitan division which covers an area of approximately 54 sq km from Merri Creek and the Yarra River in the east to the Maribyrnong River in the west and from Ascot Vale-Brunswick in the north to the Yarra River in the south.
The Melbourne division includes the central business district of the City of Melbourne and the suburbs of Abbotsford, Alphington, Ascot Vale, Burnley, Carlton, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Cremorne, Docklands, East Melbourne, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Kensington, North Melbourne, Parkville, Princes Hill, Richmond, Travancore and West Melbourne. Brunswick is shared with the division of Wills.
The main industries are heavy and light engineering, extensive manufacturing, commercial and retail activities (including Melbourne markets and central business district) dockyards, clothing and footwear industries, warehousing and distributing of whitegoods, building and other general goods.
The seat is named after the City of Melbourne, which in 1837 was named after Lord Melbourne, who was the Prime Minister of Britain at that time.
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