Named in honour of the Rt Hon. Sir John McEwen GCMG CH, 1900–80. McEwen was Prime Minister of Australia (1967–68) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1934–71).
Area
2,670 sq km
Location description
The Division of McEwen consists of:
part of the Hume City Council,
part of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council,
part of the Mitchell Shire Council,
part of the Nillumbik Shire Council, and
part of the Whittlesea City Council.
Demographic Rating:
Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
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