Step 5A. Inquiry into objections – Victorian federal redistribution

Updated: 02 September 2021
Current step: 7. Final determination | Indicative timetable

An inquiry was held into objections to the proposed redistribution of electoral divisions in Victoria, as outlined in a report published by the Redistribution Committee for Victoria on Friday 19 March 2021.

At the inquiry, individuals or organisations were able to address the augmented Electoral Commission for Victoria on any matter raised in an objection to the proposed redistribution of Victoria or in a comment on these objections.

Matters raised in objections and comments on objections include the:

  • boundaries of the proposed Divisions of Bruce, Holt, and La Trobe
  • boundaries of the proposed Divisions of Chisholm, Deakin and Menzies
  • boundary of the proposed Division of Hawke
  • boundary between the proposed Divisions of Higgins and Macnamara
  • boundary of the proposed Division of Tucker
  • name of the proposed Division of Gellibrand
  • name of the proposed Division of Hawke
  • name of the proposed Division of Tucker

Topics raised in objections and comments on objections that were not raised at the inquiry were considered by the augmented Electoral Commission for Victoria as part of its deliberations.

Twenty-two submissions were made at the inquiry held by the augmented Electoral Commission on Monday 7 June 2021 and Friday 11 June 2021.

No.

Participant

IM1

Julian Hill MP – Member for Bruce

IM2

Josh Burns MP – Member for Macnamara

IM3

Mark Dreyfus MP – Member for Isaacs

IM4

CR Jim Memeti

IM5

Donnie Grigau

IM6

Martin Reich

IM7

Andy McClusky

IM8

Cr Ross Ebbels – Borough of Queenscliffe

IM9

Alexandra Fein

IM10

Judith Brooks

IM11

Cr Adrian Schonfelder – Shire of the Surf Coast

IM12

William O’Loughlin

IM13

Adam Wojtonis – Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)

IM14

Janelle Jordan

IM15

Martin Shield

IM16

Shane Easson – Australian Labor Party

IM17

Arjun Swaminathan

IM18

Cameron Petrie – Victorian Labor

IM19

Yaron Gottlieb

IM20

Dean Sherr

IF1

Senator Sarah Henderson

IF2

Gila Schnapp