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Encyclopedia > Division of Ballarat

The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was first proclaimed in 1901.


About the electorate

The division is named after the city of Ballarat. The spelling of the division name was "Ballaarat" until 1977.


Members

  • Hon Alfred Deakin (Protectionist/Liberal) 1901–1913
  • Charles McGrath (ALP) 1913–1919
  • Edwin Kerby (Nationalist) 1919–1920
  • Charles McGrath (ALP/UAP) 1920–1934
  • Archibald Fisken (UAP) 1934–1937
  • Hon Reg Pollard (ALP) 1937–1949
  • Alan Pittard (Liberal) 1949–1951
  • Robert Joshua (ALP) 1951–1955
  • Hon Dudley Erwin (Liberal) 1955–1975
  • Jim Short (Liberal) 1975–1980
  • John Mildren (ALP) 1980–1990
  • Hon Michael Ronaldson (Liberal) 1990–2001
  • Catherine King (ALP) 2001–

External links

  • Australian Electoral Commission Electorate Boundary Map (http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/Who/profiles/2004/maps/vic/Ballarat.pdf) (PDF)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Division of Ballarat - Definition, explanation (148 words)
The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.
The division was created in 1901 and is named for the provincial city of Ballarat.
Ballarat has always been a marginal seat, changing hands at intervals between the Australian Labor Party and the non-Labor parties.
Division of Ballarat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (150 words)
The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.
The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election.
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria
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