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The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It covers the suburbs of Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Tullamarine, Airport West, Sunshine and Brooklyn. Due to redistributions, the Division has been slowly moving west. It originally covered the suburbs of Footscray and North Melbourne. According to the 2006 census, this electorate has the highest proportion of Catholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 44.4% of population.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 Federal election. The Division was named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. The Division is currently a safe Labor seat. The sitting member, Bob Sercombe, lost preselection for the 2007 election to the National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Bill Shorten who was declared by the AEC to be the winner.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Maribyrnong |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Bill Shorten |
45,528 |
57.57 |
+6.24 |
|
Liberal |
Ian Soylemez |
23,741 |
30.02 |
-7.48 |
|
Greens |
Bob Muntz |
5,396 |
6.82 |
-0.04 |
|
Family First |
Ian Keeling |
2,039 |
2.58 |
+0.73 |
|
Democrats |
Robert Livesay |
1,242 |
1.57 |
-0.05 |
|
Citizens Electoral Council |
Andre Kozlowski |
1,141 |
1.44 |
+0.60 |
| Total formal votes |
79,087 |
96.02 |
+0.88 |
| Informal votes |
3,277 |
3.98 |
-0.88 |
| Turnout |
82,364 |
94.15 |
+0.11 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Bill Shorten |
51,657 |
65.32 |
+5.85 |
|
Liberal |
Ian Soylemez |
27,430 |
34.68 |
-5.85 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+5.85 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Maribyrnong |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Bob Sercombe |
40,075 |
51.33 |
-5.38 |
|
Liberal |
Conrad D'Souza |
29,281 |
37.50 |
+7.51 |
|
Greens |
Bob Muntz |
5,358 |
6.86 |
+2.17 |
|
Family First |
David Holt |
1,443 |
1.85 |
+1.85 |
|
Democrats |
Robert Livesay |
1,261 |
1.62 |
-4.90 |
|
Citizens Electoral Council |
Andre Kozlowski |
656 |
0.84 |
-0.94 |
| Total formal votes |
78,074 |
95.14 |
+0.18 |
| Informal votes |
3,989 |
4.86 |
-0.18 |
| Turnout |
82,063 |
94.04 |
-0.42 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Bob Sercombe |
46,431 |
59.47 |
-5.96 |
|
Liberal |
Conrad D'Souza |
31,643 |
40.53 |
+5.96 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-5.96 |
|
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