Profile of the electoral division of Hotham (Vic)

Updated: 7 August 2020
State/Territory:
Victoria
Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
13 July 2018
First election this name was used at:
1969 federal election
First election this boundary was used at:
2019 federal election
Maps and data
A4 map of the electoral division of Hotham (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Hotham (2018) [PDF 2.72MB]
Download GIS data
Name Derivation:
Named after Sir Charles Hotham RN KCB, 1806–55. Hotham was Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (1854-55) and the first Governor of Victoria (1855).
Area
83 sq km
Location description

The Division of Hotham consists of:

  • part of the Glen Eira City Council,
  • part of the Greater Dandenong City Council,
  • part of the Kingston City Council, and
  • part of the Monash City Council.
Demographic Rating:
Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook
AEC Divisional Office:
Divisional Office contact details
Further information:
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.