Division of Gorton

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Gorton Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gorton (green) in Victoria
Created:	2004
MP:	Brendan O'Connor
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	John Gorton
Area:	166 km² (64 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 2004 and is named for Sir John Gorton, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1968-71. It is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, including from north to south, Hillside, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes, Keilor, Keilor Downs, Delahey, Kings Park, part of St Albans, Caroline Springs, Deer Park and parts of Ardeer and parts of Sunshine and is one of the safest seats in Australia for the Australian Labor Party.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Brendan O'Connor	Labor	2004–present

Australian federal election, 2010: Gorton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	58,767	59.98	-1.95
	Liberal	Damon Ryder	23,116	23.59	-0.73
	Greens	Steve Wilson	9,949	10.15	+4.06
	Family First	Sean Major	6,153	6.28	+2.33
Total formal votes			97,985	93.29	-2.27
Informal votes			7,048	6.71	+2.27
Turnout			105,033	92.41	-2.51
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	70,705	72.16	+0.94
	Liberal	Damon Ryder	27,280	27.84	-0.94
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.94