Division of Maribyrnong facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MaribyrnongAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Maribyrnong (green) in Victoria
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| Created | 1906 |
| MP | Bill Shorten |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Maribyrnong River |
| Electors | 88,413 (2010) |
| Area | 71 km2 (27.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Niddrie, Keilor East, Avondale Heights, Tullamarine, Airport West, Sunshine and Brooklyn. Over the years the boundaries have been redrawn and the Division has been slowly moving west. It originally included the suburbs of Footscray and North Melbourne. According to the 2006 census, this electorate has the most Catholics in Australia with 44.4% of population.
The Division was set up in 1906 and named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. Maribynong is an Indigenous Australian word for yam or edible root.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Samuel Mauger | Protectionist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| James Fenton | Labor | 1910–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
| Arthur Drakeford | Labor | 1934–1955 | |
| Philip Stokes | Liberal | 1955–1969 | |
| Moss Cass | Labor | 1969–1983 | |
| Alan Griffiths | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Bob Sercombe | Labor | 1996–2007 | |
| Bill Shorten | Labor | 2007–present | |
Samuel Mauger was the Post-Master General in 1908. James Fenton was the Minister for Trade and Customs in the Scullin Government, and Post-Master General in the Lyons Government. Arthur Drakeford was the Minister for the Air, Minister for Civil Aviation, and for a short time Minister for the Navy during the Curtin and Chifley Governments. Moss Cass was the Minister for the Environment and Conservation in the Hawke Government. Alan Griffiths was the Minister for Resources in 1990, the Minister for Tourism in 1991 and the Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development in 1993. Bill Shorten is the former National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union. He was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Education during the Gillard and Rudd governments. In 2013 he became the leader of the Australian Labor Party, and the Leader of the Opposition.
Election results
Images for kids
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Maribyrnong River, the division's namesake
