- 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 '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.
