Profile of the electoral division of Gorton (Vic)

Updated: 7 August 2020
State/Territory:
Victoria
Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
13 July 2018
First election this name was used at:
2004 federal election
First election this boundary was used at:
2019 federal election
Maps and data
A4 map of the electoral division of Gorton (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Gorton (2018) [PDF 3.82MB]
Download GIS data
Name Derivation:
Named in honour of the Rt Hon. Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH, 1911-2002. Gorton was Prime Minister of Australia (1968–71), a Senator for Victoria (1949–68) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1968–75).
Area
540 sq km
Location description

The Division of Gorton consists of:

  • Melton City Council, and
  • part of Brimbank City Council.
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
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 ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook
AEC Divisional Office:
Divisional Office contact details
Further information:
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.