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| Chisholm Australian House of Representatives Division | |||||||||||||||
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 Division of Chisholm in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election | |||||||||||||||
| Created | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Carina Garland | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Caroline Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 109,973 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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The Division of Chisholm (/ˈtʃɪzəm/) is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The Division was created in 1949 and is named after Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and promoter of women's immigration.[1] The Division is an Inner Metropolitan area.[1]
The Division's current MP is Carina Garland of the Australian Labor Party. The constituency is considered a key marginal constituency targeted by both Labor and the Liberal Party of Australia.[2]
- ^ a b Australian Electoral Commission. "Profile of the electoral division of Chisholm (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "'For the first time ever I'm undecided': This seat could decide who forms government, but what are voters saying?". ABC News. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.