Division of Gellibrand
| Gellibrand Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Gellibrand (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Nicola Roxon |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Joseph Gellibrand |
| Electors | 95,571 (2010) |
| Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Gellibrand is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and is named after Joseph Gellibrand, a pioneer settler of the Melbourne area. It is located in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne and includes Footscray, Maidstone, Newport, Altona and Williamstown.
It has been held by the Australian Labor Party for its entire existence; it is located in Labor's traditional heartland of western Melbourne. Labor has never tallied less than 60 percent of the two-party vote. Its most prominent members have been Ralph Willis, a Cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments, and Nicola Roxon, a Cabinet minister in the Rudd Government and the first and second Gillard Governments. Nicola Roxon was Australia's first female Attorney General in the Gillard Government. It is currently the safest Labor seat in the Federal Parliament, with a 24 percent swing required for the Liberals to win it.
Members
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Nicola Roxon | 48,971 | 58.81 | -1.41 | |
| Liberal | David McConnell | 19,070 | 22.90 | +0.06 | |
| Greens | Rodney Solin | 12,779 | 15.35 | +5.97 | |
| Family First | Liz Mumby | 1,440 | 1.73 | -0.29 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Ben Courtice | 528 | 0.63 | -0.96 | |
| Socialist Equality | Tania Baptist | 475 | 0.57 | +0.57 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,263 | 95.00 | -0.78 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,378 | 5.00 | +0.78 | ||
| Turnout | 87,641 | 91.66 | -2.50 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Nicola Roxon | 61,531 | 73.90 | +2.44 | |
| Liberal | David McConnell | 21,732 | 26.10 | -2.44 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.44 | |||