Victorian redistribution

3. Comments on suggestions Closed

Closed on Fri 8 Dec 2023

Members of the public were invited to submit written comments on suggestions relating to the redistribution between Monday 27 November and Friday 8 December 2023.

Comments on suggestions may concern one or more electoral divisions and may be about:

  • which electoral division to abolish,
  • names of federal electoral divisions,
  • boundaries of federal electoral divisions, or
  • the names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions.

The 75 comments on suggestions received by the Victorian Redistribution Committee are provided below.

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Submitted by

Topics referred to

Divisions referred to

Suggestions referred to in comment

CS1

Colin McLaren

Excel

Division boundaries

Aston, Ballarat, Bendigo, Bruce, Calwell, Chisholm, Cooper, Corio, Deakin, Dunkley, Hawke, Higgins, Holt, Hotham, Isaacs, Jagajaga, Kooyong, La Trobe, Macnamara, Maribyrnong, McEwen, Melbourne, Menzies, Monash, Nicholls, Scullin and Wills

CS2

Liberal Party Australia – Victorian Division

Zip

Division names and division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

CS3

Teodora Mustac

Other

CS4

Benjamin Close

Division boundaries

Bruce, Chisholm, Flinders, Goldstein, Gorton, Hawke, Holt, Hotham, La Trobe and Macnamara

CS5

M Kerry Willis

Division names

Casey

CS6

Caroline Evans

Division names

Casey

CS7

Sue Barrett

Division boundaries

Goldstein and Macnamara

S34

CS8

Crew Charleigh

Division names and division boundaries

Chisholm, Deakin, Hotham, Jagajaga, Kooyong and Menzies

CS9

Yvonne Fein

Division boundaries

CS10

Nimalan Sivakumar

Division names and division boundaries

Aston, Casey, Gellibrand, Gorton, Holt, Hotham, La Trobe, Maribyrnong and McEwen

S10, S25, S32, S53, S57 and S63

CS11

Monique K

Division names

Casey

CS12

Alan Thomas

Division names

Ballarat, Casey, Corangamite, La Trobe, Maribyrnong, McEwen, Melbourne and Monash

S7, S11, S12, S13, S16, S17, S20, S21, S25, S27, S29, S31, S32, S38, S49, S51, S54, S57 and S60

CS13

Ben

Division names and division boundaries

Aston, Bruce, Casey, Cooper, Corangamite, Gellibrand, Gorton, Hawke, La Trobe, Maribyrnong, McEwen, Melbourne, Monash and Wills

S2, S11, S12, S13, S14, S15, S17, S18, S19, S21, S23, S25, S27, S29, S31, S32, S33, S41, S43, S49, S51, S54, S57, S58, S60 and S63

CS14

Yaron Gottlieb

Division names and division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S8, S16, S25, S32, S34, S41, S53, S60, S62 and S63

CS15

John Macdonald

Division boundaries

Goldstein and Macnamara

S34

CS16

David Ward

Division boundaries

Goldstein

S34

CS17

Casey Sporting Clubs

Division boundaries

Casey

S32, S42, S49 and S57

CS18

Steve Scicluna BA GradDipFin MBA

Division names and division boundaries

Casey, Deakin, Fraser, Gorton, La Trobe, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Menzies and Wills

S7, S20, S32, S51 and S57

CS19

Jeremy Harper

Division boundaries

Ballarat and Bendigo

 

CS20

Bruce Fordham

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong and Melbourne

S42

CS21

Cathy Bates

Division names and division boundaries

Macnamara and Maribyrnong

S6 and S20

CS22

Justin Helman

Division boundaries

Fraser and Maribyrnong

S60

CS23

Liberal Party of Australia – Victorian Division

Division names and division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S2, S3, S5, S6, S7, S9, S14, S15, S16, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S32, S33, S34, S35, S36, S41, S42, S43, S45, S46, S47, S49, S50, S53, S56, S57, S59, S60, S61, S62 and S63

CS24

Mark Brendan Roberts

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong

CS25

Aaron Farr

Division boundaries

Deakin and Menzies

S22 and S24

CS26

Melissa Marshall

Division boundaries

Goldstein

S34

CS27

Janette Chantry OAM JP

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong and Melbourne

S50

CS28

Maroondah Business Group

Division names and division boundaries

Aston, Chisholm, Deakin and Menzies

S9, S16, S22, S24, S25, S37, S39, S41, S50, S53, S59, S60, S61, S62 and S63

CS29

Keilor Resident

Division names and division boundaries

Gorton and Maribyrnong

S32

CS30

Joshua F Solomon

Division names and division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S1, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S16, S17, S22, S24, S25, S26, S27, S29, S30, S31, S35, S37, S38, S40, S41, S45, S48, S51, S59 and S62

CS31

Dr Paul Rival

Division boundaries

Deakin and Menzies

S8, S9, S16, S22, S24, S25, S27, S32, S35, S37, S39, S41, S42, S49, S50, S53, S57, S60, S61, S62 and S63 

CS32

Glenice Thomas

Division names and division boundaries

Maribyrnong

S41

CS33

Punjabi Club of Victoria

Division boundaries

Casey, Chisholm, Cooper, Deakin, Jagajaga, Kooyong, Macnamara, McEwen, Melbourne and Menzies

S37, S57, S60 and S61

CS34

Ross Hardie

Division boundaries

Goldstein and Macnamara

S34

CS35

Joe Cerritelli

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong

S7

CS36

Colin McLaren

Division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S9, S16, S32, S35, S36, S41, S49 and S53

CS37

Tony Fisher

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong

S61

CS38

Dr Holly Cargill

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS39

Yuan Lin

Division names and division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S53 and S63

CS40

Anonymous 1

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS41

Elie Abouzeid

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong and Wills

S57

CS42

Robert J White

Division boundaries

Ballarat, Bendigo, Hawke and McEwen

 

CS43

Katrina Hodgson

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong

 

CS44

Warren and Karen Maloney

Division boundaries

Ballarat and Bendigo

 

CS45

Elizabeth Neville

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS46

Bill Shorten MP

Division names and division boundaries

Maribyrnong

S7,  S20 and S57

CS47

Rose Iser

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong

S20

CS48

David Beard

Division names and division boundaries

Aston, Ballarat, Calwell, Chisholm, Cooper, Corangamite, Corio, Deakin, Dunkley, Fraser, Gellibrand, Goldstein,  Hawke, Higgins, Holt, Jagajaga, Kooyong, Lalor, La Trobe, Macnamara, Maribyrnong, McEwen, Melbourne, Scullin and Wills

S20, S38 and S55

CS49

Michelle de Lima

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS50

Brad Sanders

Division boundaries

Casey

S32, S42, S49 and S57

CS51

W-Class Tram Political Action Committee

Division names

 

S1, S11, S12, S13, S17, S29, S31 and S57

CS52

Australian Labor Party – Victorian Branch

Division names and division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S9, S32, S35, S53, S57, S60, S61 and S63

CS53

Highett Progress Association

Division boundaries

Goldstein and Isaacs

 

CS54

Maree Chandler

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS55

Dr Kerry Wardlaw

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS56

Zoe Daniel MP

Division boundaries

Goldstein

S8, S32, S34, S49, S53, S62 and S63

CS57

Melbourne Centre for Law and the Environment

Division boundaries

 

 

CS58

Dr Monique Ryan MP

Division names and division boundaries

Casey, Chisholm, Higgins, Kooyong and McEwen

S46, S56, S57 and S61

CS59

John Ryan

Division boundaries

Deakin and Menzies

 

CS60

Trent Wilson

Division boundaries

Bruce, Calwell, Casey, Cooper, Chisholm, Deakin, Goldstein, Higgins, Hotham, Holt, Isaacs,  La Trobe, Macnamara, Maribyrnong, Menzies, Scullin and Wills

S3, S8, S9 – PJ, S10, S14, S15, S18, S19, S27, S32, S33,  S43, S50, S53, S60 and S63

CS61

Yarra Valley Business Inc

Division boundaries

Casey

S32, S36, S42, S49 and S57

CS62

Dr Charles Richardson

Division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S2, S3, S5, S10, S25, S28 , S32, S34, S35, S36, S41, S42, S44, S48, S51, S52, S55, S57, S58, S60, S61 and S63

CS63

Cameron Gracie

Division boundaries

Maribyrnong and Melbourne

S7, S20 and S25

CS64

Kate Baselier

Division names and division boundaries

Casey

S9, S12, S13, S16, S17, S29, S31, S35, S36, S51, S60 and S63

CS65

Yarra Ranges Council

Division names and division boundaries

Casey

S32, S36, S42, S49 and S57

CS66

Anonymous 2

Division boundaries

Casey

 

CS67

David G Clarke

Division boundaries

Casey, Gorton, Hawke, Jagajaga Lalor, La Trobe, Macnamara, McEwen,  Melbourne and Scullin

S22, S25, S35, S36, S41, S42, S44, S45, S49, S56, S57, S58, S60, S61 and S63

CS68

Anonymous 3

Division names and division boundaries

 

 

CS69

Anonymous 4

Division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S32, S35, S36, S57, S58, S60 and S63

CS70

Sue Thompson

Division boundaries

Aston, Casey, Deakin, La Trobe, McEwen and Menzies

S32, S42, S49 and S57

CS71

Henry Rees

Division names and division boundaries

Bruce, Chisholm, Cooper, Deakin, Goldstein, Hawke, Higgins, Hotham, Isaacs, Kooyong, Macnamara, Maribyrnong, McEwen, Melbourne, Menzies, Scullin and Wills

S11, S12, S14, S15, S16, S18, S19, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S27, S32, S33, S35, S36, S37, S41, S42, S43, S48, S49, S50, S53, S57, S60 and S63

CS72

Australian Greens Victoria

Division boundaries

All Victorian electoral divisions

S61

CS73

Josh Parris

Division boundaries

Aston, Casey, Cooper, Deakin, Fraser, Gellibrand, Goldstein, Gorton, Higgins, Lalor, Macnamara, Maribyrnong, Melbourne and Wills

 

CS74

Voices for Casey

Division names and division boundaries

Casey

 

CS75

Millgrove Resident Action Group Inc (MRAG)

Division names and division boundaries

Casey

S9, S12, S13, S16, S17, S29, S31, S35, S51, S36, S60 and S63

The views expressed in the material reproduced above are those of the individuals or organisations who lodged the comment on suggestions, not the Victorian Redistribution Committee or the AEC.

Updated: 11 December 2023

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