Division of Calwell

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Calwell
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Victoria
Created: 1984
MP: Maria Vamvakinou
Party: Labor
Namesake: Arthur Calwell
Electors: 95,622
Area: 504 km² (194.6 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945-49 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960-67. It is located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Broadmeadows, Craigieburn, Sunbury and Tullamarine. It is a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  Andrew Theophanous Labor 1984—2000
  Independent 2000—2001
  Maria Vamvakinou Labor 2001—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 51,952 60.22 +10.21
Liberal Dianne Livett 22,906 26.55 -10.62
Greens Brook Shaune 3,761 4.36 -0.90
Family First Arthur Buller 3,747 4.34 +1.98
Citizens Electoral Council Sleiman Yohanna 1,817 2.11 -0.09
Democrats Vanessa Musolino 799 0.93 -0.56
Independent Philip Cutler 624 0.72 +0.72
Independent Don Hampshire 391 0.45 +0.45
Socialist Equality Frank Gaglioti 273 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 86,270 95.15 +0.39
Informal votes 4,399 4.85 -0.39
Turnout 90,669 94.82 -0.53
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 59,807 69.33 +11.14
Liberal Dianne Livett 26,463 30.67 -11.14
Labor hold Swing +11.14
Australian federal election, 2004: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 39,692 50.01 -2.31
Liberal Dianne Livett 29,504 37.17 +8.60
Greens Mohamad Alman 4,175 5.26 +1.91
Family First Gary Canham 1,870 2.36 +2.36
Citizens Electoral Council Sleiman Yohanna 1,745 2.20 +1.72
Independent Denis Towers 1,202 1.51 +1.51
Democrats Jonathon Gatt 1,180 1.49 -2.91
Total formal votes 79,368 94.76 +0.33
Informal votes 4,391 5.24 -0.33
Turnout 83,759 95.35 +0.73
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 46,184 58.19 -7.04
Liberal Dianne Livett 33,184 41.81 +7.04
Labor hold Swing -7.04
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