Profile of the electoral division of Gellibrand (Vic)

State/Territory:

Victoria

Status:

Current, boundary gazetted 24 December 2010 – this boundary will apply at the next federal election.
If a by-election is held before the next federal election, the boundary as at the 2010 federal election will apply.

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Maps & GIS data:

A4 map of the Division of Gellibrand (2010) [PDF 1.7MB] – this boundary will apply at the next federal election
Map of the Division of Gellibrand (2010) [PDF 12.9MB] – this boundary will apply at the next federal election
A4 map of the Division of Gellibrand (2003) [PDF 142KB] – this boundary will apply if a by-election is held before the next federal election
Download GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named after Joseph Gellibrand 1786-1836, lawyer and explorer.

Area and Location Description:

The Division of Gellibrand is located west of Melbourne. It covers an area of approximately 102 sq km from Maidstone in the north to Williamstown on Port Phillip Bay in the south, from the Maribyrnong River in the east, along Port Phillip Bay to Altona Meadows in the west. The main suburbs include Albion, Altona, Altona Meadows (part), Altona North, Ardeer, Brooklyn, Footscray, Footscray West, Kingsville, Maidstone (part), Newport, Seaholme, South Kingsville, Sunshine, Sunshine West, Spotswood, Tottenham, Yarraville and Williamstown.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Food processing, petrochemical and carbon products, one of Australia's largest marine engineering facilities, transport facilities, warehousing. Other industries include tourism and leisure in the historic precincts and along the bay, tertiary education sector, student accommodation, industrial and commercial parks and retail sector including strip shopping centres and major shopping hubs including homemaker centres.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1948/1949

Demographic Rating:

Inner Metropolitan

Members:

Roxon, N (ALP) 1998-
Willis, R (ALP) 1972-1998
McIvor, H J (ALP) 1955-1972
Mullens, J M (ALP) 1949-1955

Current Member Details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Gellibrand
2007 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Gellibrand
2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Gellibrand
2010 Divisional Profile
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.