Division of McMillan
| McMillan Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of McMillan (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Russell Broadbent |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Angus McMillan |
| Electors | 93,285 (2010) |
| Area | 8,328 km2 (3,215.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the western part of the Gippsland region, which extends for the length of Victoria's eastern Bass Strait coastline. It includes the outer south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, and also includes the towns of Warragul, Moe, Wonthaggi, Leongatha and Foster. It stretches from Mount Baw Baw and the Baw Baw National Park in the north to Wilsons Promontory, and the Wilsons Promontory National Park in the south. It is the southernmost Electoral Division in continental Australia.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 election. It was named after Angus McMillan, one of the first Europeans to explore the Gippsland region. The Division is currently a marginal Liberal seat. The Division has changed hands five times in the last seven Federal elections. The change at the 2004 election was attributed to the redistribution of 29 January 2003, which removed the traditionally Labor-voting cities of Traralgon and Morwell from the Division.[1] Russell Broadbent held the seat again in the 2007 election, making it the first time he has been re-elected.
The 1972 federal election saw Country Party candidate Arthur Hewson win the seat from third place and a primary vote of 16.6%.[2] This is the lowest primary vote for a winning candidate in any federal election; Hewson overtook the Liberal candidate on preferences from the Democratic Labor Party and disendorsed sitting Liberal MP Alexander Buchanan, and then defeated the Labor candidate on Liberal preferences.[3]
Members
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 41,870 | 49.28 | -0.65 | |
| Labor | Christine Maxfield | 30,212 | 35.56 | -2.58 | |
| Greens | Malcolm McKelvie | 8,258 | 9.72 | +3.72 | |
| Family First | Linden Stokes | 2,776 | 3.27 | +0.33 | |
| Independent | Leigh Gatt | 1,844 | 2.17 | +2.17 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,960 | 96.03 | -0.54 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,511 | 3.97 | +0.54 | ||
| Turnout | 88,471 | 94.80 | -1.08 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 46,229 | 54.41 | -0.38 | |
| Labor | Christine Maxfield | 38,731 | 45.59 | +0.38 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.38 | |||
References
- ^ Strong, Geoff (11 October 2004). "Three times lucky for seasoned campaigner". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 July 2005.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "1972 results - Victoria". Psephos. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ Colebatch, Tim (2 September 2010). "Wilkie's winning tally of 21 not the smallest ever". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 September 2010.