Division of McMillan facts for kids

McMillan Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of McMillan (green) in Victoria
Created	1949
Abolished	2019
Namesake	Angus McMillan
Electors	93,285 (2010)
Area	8,328 km2 (3,215.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of McMillan was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It covered the western part of the Gippsland region. It included Drouin, Erica, Foster, Inverloch, Korumburra, Leongatha, Mirboo North, Moe, Neerim South, Newborough, Nyora, Pakenham, Trafalgar, Walhalla, Warragul, Wonthaggi, Yallourn North and Yarragon. It was the southernmost electoral division in continental Australia. It was replaced by the Division of Monash in 2019.

The Division was set up in 1949, and named after Angus McMillan, one of the first Europeans to explore the Gippsland region.

In 1972 Country Party candidate Arthur Hewson won the seat with a primary vote of 16.6%. This is the lowest primary vote for a winning candidate in any federal election.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Geoffrey Brown	Liberal	1949–1955	Died in office
		Alexander Buchanan	Liberal	1955–1972	Lost preselection, then lost seat.
			Independent	1972–1972
		Arthur Hewson	Country	1972–1975	Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Lost seat
		Barry Simon	Liberal	1975–1980	Lost seat
		Barry Cunningham	Labor	1980–1990	Served as Chief Government Whip under Hawke. Lost seat
		John Riggall	Liberal	1990–1993	Lost seat
		Barry Cunningham	Labor	1993–1996	Lost seat
		Russell Broadbent	Liberal	1996–1998	Previously held the Division of Corinella. Lost seat
		Christian Zahra	Labor	1998–2004	Lost seat
		Russell Broadbent	Liberal	2004–2019	Transferred to the Division of Monash after McMillan was abolished in 2019

Images for kids

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  Angus McMillan, the division's namesake