Division of Hotham facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hotham Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hotham (green) in Victoria
Created	1969
MP	Clare O'Neil
Party	Labor
Namesake	Charles Hotham
Electors	89,529 (2010)
Area	72 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Charles Hotham

The Division of Hotham is a special area in Victoria, Australia. It's like a voting district where people choose someone to represent them in the Australian Parliament. This area was created in 1969. It's named after Sir Charles Hotham, who was the Governor of Victoria from 1854 to 1855.

The Hotham area is about 72 square kilometers. It's in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes places like Bentleigh East, Dingley Village, and Moorabbin. It also covers parts of Carnegie, Clarinda, Clayton, Clayton South, Cheltenham, Murrumbeena, Noble Park, Oakleigh, Oakleigh South, Springvale and Springvale South.

Who Represents Hotham?

The people who live in the Division of Hotham vote for a person to be their voice in the Australian Parliament. This person is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They work to make sure the needs of the Hotham community are heard.

Past Members of Parliament for Hotham

Here are some of the people who have represented Hotham in the past:

Important Members from Hotham

Don Chipp was a Member of Parliament for Hotham. He also served as a Minister in the government, which means he was in charge of a specific area like health or defence. He later left the Liberal Party and started a new political party called the Australian Democrats.

Simon Crean was another important Member for Hotham. He was the Opposition Leader from 2001 to 2003. The Opposition Leader is the head of the main party that is not in power. Simon Crean was also part of the Labor Party's Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet for many years. A Cabinet is a group of top government ministers. A Shadow Cabinet is a similar group from the opposition party.

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  Sir Charles Hotham, the division's namesake