2001 Profile of the division of Gellibrand

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State:

Victoria

Name Derivation:

Named after Joseph Tice Gellibrand (1786–1836), lawyer and explorer.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 75 sq km from Maribyrnong and Sunshine in the north to Williamstown on Port Phillip Bay in the south.

The main suburbs include Albion, Ardeer, Altona North, Braybrook, Brooklyn, Footscray, Footscray West, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Newport, Spotswood, Sunshine, Tottenham, Yarraville and Williamstown.

Products/Industries of the area:

Food processing, petrochemical and carbon products. Heavy industry includes tyre factories, one of Australia's largest marine engineering facilities, power station, railway workshops, paper recycling and ropeworks. Other industries include tertiary sector education and retail.

First Proclaimed/Election

1948/1949

Members

Nicola Roxon (ALP) 1998–

R Willis (ALP) 1972–98

H J McIvor (ALP) 1955–72

J M Mullens (ALP) 1949–55

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Demographic Rating

Inner Metropolitan

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 84 912 Informal Vote: 4.22% Turnout: 93.75% Seat Status: Safe Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 75.91% LP: 24.09%	Enrolment: 85 563 Informal Vote: Republic Question 1.30% Preamble Question 1.42% Turnout: Republic Question 93.60% Preamble Question 93.57%	Enrolment: 86 496 Informal Vote: 4.9% Turnout: 92.84% Seat Status: Safe Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 71.78% LP: 28.22%