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The Division of Lalor (pronounced /ˈloːlə/)[1] is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Werribee, Point Cook, Laverton, Rockbank and Melton.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was named after Peter Lalor, the leader of the miners at the Eureka Stockade, and a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is currently held by Julia Gillard, who became Deputy Prime Minister of Australia in December 2007. It has previously been held by Barry Jones, former Minister for Science under Bob Hawke and Labor National President, and by Jim Cairns, former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister under Gough Whitlam. It is thus the only federal electorate to have been held by two Deputy Prime Ministers.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Lalor |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Julia Gillard |
57,208 |
59.89 |
+6.64 |
|
Liberal |
Peter Curtis |
28,435 |
29.77 |
-7.68 |
|
Family First |
Steve Gleeson |
4,199 |
4.40 |
+1.22 |
|
Greens |
Jay Tilley |
3,836 |
4.02 |
-0.10 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Libby Krepp |
969 |
1.01 |
+1.01 |
|
Democrats |
Roger Howe |
879 |
0.92 |
-0.52 |
| Total formal votes |
95,526 |
96.51 |
+1.36 |
| Informal votes |
3,457 |
3.49 |
-1.36 |
| Turnout |
98,983 |
95.40 |
-0.04 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Julia Gillard |
62,600 |
65.53 |
+6.74 |
|
Liberal |
Peter Curtis |
32,936 |
34.47 |
-6.74 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+6.74 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Lalor |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Julia Gillard |
43,677 |
53.25 |
-1.48 |
|
Liberal |
Peter Curtis |
30,715 |
37.45 |
+4.40 |
|
Greens |
Malcolm Browning |
3,381 |
4.12 |
-0.49 |
|
Family First |
Arthur Buller |
2,607 |
3.18 |
+3.18 |
|
Democrats |
Roger Howe |
1,182 |
1.44 |
-5.99 |
|
Citizens Electoral Council |
Sally Larner |
462 |
0.56 |
+0.56 |
| Total formal votes |
82,024 |
95.15 |
-0.77 |
| Informal votes |
4,184 |
4.85 |
+0.77 |
| Turnout |
86,208 |
95.44 |
+0.42 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Labor |
Julia Gillard |
48,218 |
58.79 |
-3.27 |
|
Liberal |
Peter Curtis |
33,806 |
41.21 |
+3.27 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-3.27 |
|
[edit] External links
- ^ Those familiar with the suburb, but not the electorate, may pronounce it /'læɪloː, -lə/.
