Division of Hawke
| Hawke Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of electorate boundaries | |
| Created | 2022 |
| MP | Sam Rae |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Bob Hawke |
| Electors | 118,830 (2025) |
| Area | 1,986 km2 (766.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
| Coordinates | 37°38′31″S 144°29′6″E / 37.64194°S 144.48500°E |
The Division of Hawke is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2022 Australian federal election.[1][2] The electorate is centred on the localities of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Melton and Sunbury to the west and north-west of Melbourne.
Geography
[edit]Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[3]
History
[edit]
The division was proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in March 2021, which would combine several areas from the divisions of Ballarat, Gorton and McEwen to create the new federal division, to take account of the increase in population of Victoria.[4] The seat was named in honour of Bob Hawke, the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister of Australia, who served from March 1983 to December 1991, and who represented the Division of Wills from 1980 to 1992.[1] The new division was confirmed in June 2021 and was contested for the first time at the 2022 election.[5]
Members
[edit]| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sam Rae (1986–) |
Labor | 21 May 2022 – present |
Incumbent | |
Electoral results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Sam Rae | 40,619 | 39.13 | +2.40 | |
| Liberal | Simmone Cottom | 31,383 | 30.23 | +3.88 | |
| Greens | Sarah Newman | 10,178 | 9.80 | +0.87 | |
| One Nation | Matthew Katselis | 10,035 | 9.67 | +4.08 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Devon Starbuck | 5,177 | 4.99 | +4.99 | |
| Family First | Melanie Milutinovic | 4,356 | 4.20 | +4.20 | |
| Animal Justice | Fiona Adin-James | 2,069 | 1.99 | +1.99 | |
| Total formal votes | 103,817 | 95.91 | +4.05 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,431 | 4.09 | −4.05 | ||
| Turnout | 108,248 | 91.13 | +7.84 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Sam Rae | 59,830 | 57.63 | +0.01 | |
| Liberal | Simmone Cottom | 43,987 | 42.37 | −0.01 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.01 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Osborne, Paul (19 March 2021). "Bob Hawke honoured with Vic seat name". The West Australian.
- ^ Karp, Paul (19 March 2021). "Christian Porter's seat spared chop and new electorate named after Bob Hawke in redistribution plan". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Proposed federal electoral divisions for Victoria released" (Press release). Australian Electoral Commission. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Hawke, Vic, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.