Division of Melbourne Ports facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Melbourne Ports Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Melbourne Ports (green) in Victoria
Created	1901
Abolished	2019
Namesake	Port Melbourne
Electors	97,766 (2010)
Area	44 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Melbourne Ports was an Australian federal electoral division in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was set up for the first election in 1901. At the time it was named Melbourne Ports as it covered both Port Melbourne and Williamstown. Later it included the suburbs of Albert Park, Balaclava, Caulfield, Caulfield East, Caulfield North, part of Elsternwick, Elwood, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, Ripponlea, St Kilda, St Kilda East, St Kilda West, Southbank, South Melbourne and parts of South Yarra and Docklands. It was abolished in 2019, and renamed as Macnamara.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Samuel Mauger	Protectionist	1901–1906	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Footscray. Transferred to the Division of Maribyrnong
		James Mathews	Labor	1906–1931	Retired
		Jack Holloway	Labor	1931–1951	Previously held the Division of Flinders. Served as minister under John Curtin, Frank Forde and Ben Chifley. Retired
		Frank Crean	Labor	1951–1977	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Albert Park. Served as minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Gough Whitlam. Retired
		Clyde Holding	Labor	1977–1998	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Richmond. Served as minister under Bob Hawke. Retired
		Michael Danby	Labor	1998–2019	Retired

Samuel Mauger was later elected to the Division of Maribyrnong. Jack Holloway became Minister for Social Services and Minister for Health in 1941. From 1943–1949 he was Minister for Labour and National Service. Frank Crean was Treasurer and Minister for Trade in the Whitlam Government. In 1975 he was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Clyde Holding had been the Leader of the Opposition in the Victorian Parliament. He held several positions in the Hawke Government including Aboriginal Affairs, Employment Services and Youth Affairs, Transport and Communications Support, Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs.

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  The suburb of Port Melbourne, the division's namesake