Menzies
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Menzies in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1984
MPKeith Wolahan
PartyLiberal
NamesakeSir Robert Menzies
Electors112,876 (2022)
Area137 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The Division of Menzies is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

History

Sir Robert Menzies, the division's namesake

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 14 September 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 election. The division replaced the eastern half of the abolished Division of Diamond Valley, with the western half becoming the Division of Jagajaga. The division was named after Sir Robert Menzies, the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia.

The Division had always been a safe Liberal seat until the 2022 Australian federal election. It was first held by Neil Brown, a former minister who served in the Fraser government and who also served as deputy Liberal leader under John Howard from 1985 to 1987. Brown retired in 1991 and was replaced by Kevin Andrews, who held the seat from 1991 to 2022. Andrews was the Father of the House, with the longest continuous tenure of any then current MHR—although Warren Snowdon and Russell Broadbent were first elected earlier.

Boundaries

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

The division is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It is bordered by Koonung Creek to the south, and until redistribution in 2018 was also bordered by the Yarra River to the north. It covers the suburbs of Bulleen, Croydon Hills, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Donvale, Park Orchards, Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, North Warrandyte, Warrandyte and Warrandyte South. Additionally, parts of Box Hill, Blackburn, Mitcham, Ringwood North, Warranwood, Wonga Park and Eltham fall under the Division.[2]

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Neil Brown
(1940–)		 Liberal 1 December 1984 –
25 February 1991		 Previously held the Division of Diamond Valley. Resigned to retire from politics
  Kevin Andrews
(1955–)		 Liberal 11 May 1991 –
11 April 2022		 Served as minister under Howard and Abbott. Lost preselection and retired
  Keith Wolahan
(1977–)		 Liberal 21 May 2022 –
present		 Incumbent

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Menzies.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Menzies[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Wolahan 42,526 42.10 −8.77
Labor Naomi Oakley 33,635 33.30 +2.77
Greens Bill Pheasant 14,289 14.14 +4.01
Liberal Democrats Greg Cheesman 3,646 3.61 +3.61
United Australia Nathan Scaglione 3,643 3.61 +1.19
One Nation John Hayes 2,312 2.29 +2.29
Australian Federation Sanjeev Sabhlok 968 0.96 +0.96
Total formal votes 101,019 96.79 +0.42
Informal votes 3,355 3.21 −0.42
Turnout 104,374 92.58 −2.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wolahan 51,198 50.68 −6.34
Labor Naomi Oakley 49,821 49.32 +6.34
Liberal hold Swing−6.34
Primary vote results in Menzies (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal
  Labor
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  Australians Against Further Immigration
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Menzies

References

  1. ↑ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Menzies - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au.
  3. ↑ Menzies, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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