Division of Gippsland

Coordinates: 37°35′02″S 147°46′01″E / 37.584°S 147.767°E / -37.584; 147.767
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Gippsland
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gippsland (green) in Victoria
Created1901
MPDarren Chester
PartyNational
NamesakeGippsland
Electors97,521 (2010)
Area33,054 km2 (12,762.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Division of Gippsland is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, which in turn is named for Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales 1838–46.[1] It covers an area of 35,054 km² including the towns of Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale and Traralgon.[1]

Members[change | change source]

Member Party Term
  Allan McLean Protectionist 1901–1904
  Anti-Socialist 1904–1906
  George Wise Protectionist 1906–1909
  Independent 1909–1913
  James Bennett Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1914
  George Wise Independent 1914–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1922
  Thomas Paterson Country 1922–1943
  George Bowden Country 1943–1961
  Peter Nixon Country 1961–1975
  National Country 1975–1982
  National 1982–1983
  Peter McGauran National 1983–2008
  Darren Chester National 2008–present

Peter McGauran held several ministerial postions in the Howard Government

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Australian federal election: Gippsland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Darren Chester 54,635 54.14 +0.14
Labor Jannette Langley 19,404 19.23 −3.97
One Nation Greg Hansford 9,443 9.36 +9.36
Greens Marjorie Thorpe 8,545 8.47 +2.43
United Australia Gregory Forster 4,593 4.55 +0.15
Liberal Democrats Jim McDonald 4,286 4.25 +4.25
Total formal votes 100,906 97.04 +2.26
Informal votes 3,073 2.96 −2.26
Turnout 103,979 90.89 −1.49
Two-party-preferred result
National Darren Chester 71,205 70.57 +3.90
Labor Jannette Langley 29,701 29.43 −3.90
National hold Swing +3.90

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Gippsland (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. Gippsland, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites[change | change source]

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