Division of Gorton

Gorton Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gorton in Victoria, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	2004
MP	Brendan O'Connor
Party	Labor
Namesake	John Gorton
Electors	115,937 (2016)
Area	166 km² (64.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.

The division was created in 2004 to replace the abolished Division of Burke, and is named for Sir John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. Gorton is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne, including the suburbs of Albanvale, Burnside, Cairnlea, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Delahey, Derrimut, Hillside, Kings Park, Melton and Taylors Hill, as well as the townships of Diggers Rest, Eynesbury and Toolern Vale.

The constituency of Gorton features a high proportion of young families and new suburban developments in the working-class outer western suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan area. It has the second highest proportion in Australia of children aged 0-4 (8.9%), the third lowest proportion aged over 65 (6.8%).

The current member for Gorton since its creation at the 2004 election is Brendan O'Connor, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Brendan O'Connor	Labor	2004–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Gorton

Australian federal election, 2016: Gorton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	61,110	62.29	+11.56
	Liberal	Daryl Lang	27,305	27.83	+2.35
	Greens	Rod Swift	9,690	9.88	+3.49
Total formal votes			98,105	94.92	+2.03
Informal votes			5,253	5.08	−2.03
Turnout			103,358	89.15	−3.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	68,135	69.45	+3.33
	Liberal	Daryl Lang	29,970	30.53	−3.33
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.33

References

↑ Gorton, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Gorton - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

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Coordinates: 37°44′20″S 144°45′32″E / 37.739°S 144.759°E / -37.739; 144.759

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