- 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 Melbourne (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Melbourne (2018) [PDF 1.97MB]
Download GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named after the City of Melbourne. The settlement of Port Phillip was named 'Melbourne' on 5 March 1837 in honour of Lord Melbourne who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain at the time.
- Area
- 40 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Melbourne consists of:
- part of the Melbourne City Council,
- part of the Moonee Valley City Council,
- part of the Moreland City Council, and
- part of the Yarra City Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
- 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.
