- State/Territory:
- Victoria
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 13 July 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1901 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Gippsland (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Gippsland (2018) [PDF 8.10MB]
Download GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named after the geographic area covered by the electoral division. The south-east region of Victoria was named in March 1840 to honour Sir George Gipps who was Governor of New South Wales at the time.
- Area
- 33,182 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Gippsland consists of:
- East Gippsland Shire Council,
- Wellington Shire Council,
- part of Baw Baw Shire Council,
- part of Latrobe City Council, and
- The unincorporated area of Gabo Island.
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
- Current member details:
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
- Further information:
- For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
