Victorian redistribution
Closed on Fri 1 Dec 2017
Members of the public were invited to submit written comments on the suggestions relating to the redistribution between 20 November and 1 December 2017
Comments on suggestions may concern one or more electoral divisions and may be about:
The 58 comments on suggestions received by the Redistribution Committee for Victoria are provided in the table below.
| No | Submitted by | Topics referred to | Divisions referred to | Suggestions referred to in comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS1 | Sieta Beckwith | Division names | Batman | |
| CS2 | Fitzroy Legal Service Inc. | Division names | Batman | S8 |
| CS3 | David Hollis | Division names | McMillan | |
| CS4 | Frank and Mary Schooneveldt | Division names | McMillan | S5, S64 |
| CS5 | Lorris Jones | Division names | McMillan | |
| CS6 | Cr Geoff Ellis | Division names and division boundaries | Flinders, McMillan and Wannon | S1, S5, S11, S12, S13, S15, S16, S18, S21, S22, S24, S30, S32, S33, S34, S40, S42, S44, S48, S51, S54, S55, S56, S57, S59, S60, S61, S64 |
| CS7 | Colin McLaren | Division names and division boundaries | Corangamite, Gorton, Lalor and Wannon | |
| CS8 | Cr Chris Potter | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S39, S61, S65 |
| CS9 | James Duncan | Division names and division boundaries | All Victorian electoral divisions | S62 |
| CS10 | Andrew Gunter | Division boundaries | Calwell, Maribyrnong, Wills and the new division | S23, S25 S50 S61, S63, S65, S66 |
| CS11 | The Australian Workers Union | Division names | Gellibrand | |
| CS12 | Brenda Carew | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS13 | Cape Otway Lightstation | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S61 |
| CS14 | Cr Stephen Hart | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S39, S61, S65 |
| CS15 | Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce Inc. | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS16 | John Riches | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S39, S61, S65 |
| CS17 | Colac & District Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S39, S61, S63, S65 |
| CS18 | Mark Mulcair | Division names and division boundaries | All Victorian electoral divisions with the exception of Bruce, Corio, Gippsland, Goldstein and Holt | S7, S25, S39, S61, S63, S65 |
| CS19 | Fez Riches | Division boundaries | McEwen | S7, S23, S39, S45, S50, S52, S65, S66 |
| CS20 | Kevin Cooper | Division boundaries | McEwen | S7, S23, S39, S45, S50, S52, S63, S65, S66 |
| CS21 | Spiro Pastras | Division boundaries | McEwen | S7, S25, S46, S61, S62, S65, S66, S67 |
| CS22 | Martin Gordon | Division names and division boundaries | All Victorian electoral divisions with the exception of Ballarat, Deakin, Gippsland, Gorton, Higgins, Indi, Jagajaga, Kooyong, Maribyrnong, Melbourne and Murray | S7, S17, S19, S23, S25, S26, S35, S36, S39, S45, S46, S47, S50, S52, S61, S62, S63, S65, S66, S67 |
| CS23 | Jason Schram | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S65 |
| CS24 | Dolores Murrell | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS25 | Sharyn Hughes | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS26 | Skenes Creek Advancement Association Inc. | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | S65, S39 |
| CS27 | Reconciliation Victoria | Division names | McMillan | S64 |
| CS28 | Jeff Waddell | Division names and division boundaries | All Victorian electoral divisions with the exception of Goldstein, Gorton and Kooyong | S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28, S29, S30, S31, S32, S33, S34, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39, S40, S41, S42, S43, S44, S45, S46, S47, S48, S49, S50, S51, S52 |
| CS29 | Barb O'Dowd | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS30 | Athole Stewart Wedgwood | Division boundaries | Corangamite, Flinders and Holt | |
| CS31 | David Robinson | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS32 | Warrnambool ALP Branch | Division names | Wannon | S25, S65 |
| CS33 | Daniel Berk | Division boundaries | Bruce, Chisholm, Higgins and Kooyong | |
| CS34 | Bass Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group | Division names | McMillan | S64 |
| CS35 | Damien Wise | Division boundaries | Kooyong, Higgins, Hotham, Melbourne and Melbourne Ports | S61 |
| CS36 | Croydon Chamber of Commerce | Division boundaries | Deakin | |
| CS37 | Knox City Council | Division boundaries | Aston and La Trobe | |
| CS38 | Ringwood Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. | Division boundaries | Deakin | S61, S65 |
| CS39 | Ben Ellwood | Division names | All Victorian electoral divisions and the new division | S7, S8, S9, S19, S17,S23, S25, S26, S29, S36, S45, S47, S49, S50, S52, S64, S65, S66, S67 |
| CS40 | Darren McSweeney | Division names and division boundaries | Ballarat, Batman, Bendigo, Casey, Corangamite, Corio, Dunkley, Finders, Goldstein, Higgins, Hotham, Indi, Isaacs, McMillan, Mallee, Melbourne Ports, Murray and Wannon | S46, S64 |
| CS41 | Thomas Hammond | Division boundaries | Indi, Mallee, McEwen and Murray | S39, S63, S65 |
| CS42 | Yarra Ranges Council | Division boundaries | Casey and La Trobe | S25, S45, S46, S61, S62, S65 |
| CS43 | Australian Greens Victoria | Division names and division boundaries | Batman, Bruce, Calwell, Dunkley, Flinders, Gellibrand, Indi, Jagajaga, La Trobe, McMillan, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Murray, Wannon, Wills and the new electoral division | S61, S63, S65 |
| CS44 | Dean Ashley | Other | S67 | |
| CS45 | Colac Otway Shire | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS46 | Bass Coast Shire Council | Division names | McMillan | |
| CS47 | The Luke Ryan Family Trust | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS48 | Uncle Boydie | Division names | Gellibrand | |
| CS49 | Yarra Valley Business | Division names and division boundaries | Casey | S19 |
| CS50 | Michele Taylor | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS51 | Phil Burgoine | Division names | Gellibrand | S65 |
| CS52 | Maroondah City Council | Division boundaries | Casey and Deakin | S37, S65, S66, S67 |
| CS53 | Susan D Walsh | Division boundaries | Corangamite and Wannon | |
| CS54 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | Division names and division boundaries | All Victorian electoral divisions with the exception of Corangamite, Deakin and Gippsland | S19, S25, S28, S35, S39 S63, S61, S64, S65 |
| CS55 | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) | Division names and division boundaries | Aston, Calwell, Casey, Corangamite, Deakin, Dunkley, Flinders, Gippsland, Higgins, Holt, Jagajaga, La Trobe, McEwen, McMillan, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Menzies, Murray, Scullin, Wannon and the new division | S7, S19, S23, S25, S37, S39, S45, S46, S50, S61, S62, S63, S65, S66, |
| CS56 | Adam Bandt MP | Division boundaries | Batman, Melbourne, Wills and the new division | S63, S65 |
| CS57 | Abe Schwartz | Division names | Gellibrand | |
| CS58 | The Nationals - Victoria | Division names and division boundaries | McEwen, Murray and the new division | S39, S63 |
The following comments on suggestions were identified as submitted by individuals who were not residents of Victoria at the time of lodgement
The views expressed in the material reproduced above are those of the individuals or organisations who lodged the comment on suggestions, not the Victorian Redistribution Committee or the AEC.