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Melbourne
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Melbourne 2010.png
Division of Melbourne (green) in Victoria
Created 1901
MP Adam Bandt
Party Greens
Namesake Melbourne
Electors 102,881 (2010)
Area 53 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Demographic Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Melbourne is an area in Victoria, Australia. It's a special area that chooses a person to represent its people in the Australian Parliament. This division was one of the first 75 areas created for Australia's very first federal election in 1901.

It covers the main part of Melbourne city. It also includes many suburbs like Abbotsford, Ascot Vale, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Docklands, North Melbourne, West Melbourne, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Kensington, Parkville, Richmond, and parts of Brunswick and Brunswick East. The division is named after the city of Melbourne. The city itself was named in 1838 after Lord Melbourne, who was the British Prime Minister at the time.

People Who Represented Melbourne

The people who represent the Division of Melbourne in the Australian Parliament are called Members of Parliament (MPs). They are elected by the people living in the division.

Here are some of the people who have been the Member for Melbourne:

  • Sir Malcolm McEacharn was the first MP for Melbourne. He was from the Protectionist Party and served from 1901 to 1904.
  • William Maloney was a Labor MP. He represented Melbourne for a very long time, from 1904 to 1940.
  • Arthur Calwell was also a Labor MP. He served from 1940 to 1972. He later became the Leader of the Opposition, which means he was the main leader of the party not in power.
  • Ted Innes was a Labor MP from 1972 to 1983.
  • Gerry Hand was a Labor MP from 1983 to 1993.
  • Lindsay Tanner was a Labor MP from 1993 to 2010. He held an important job as the Minister for Finance and Deregulation in the government led by Kevin Rudd.
  • Adam Bandt is the current MP for Melbourne. He is from the Greens party and has been serving since 2010.

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  • Flying over Melbourne 2

    The city of Melbourne, the division's namesake

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