The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 2004 and is named for Sir John Gorton, who was Prime Minister of Australia1968-71. It is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, including Ardeer, Caroline Springs, Keilor and parts of Sunshine, and is one of the safest seats in Australia for the Australian Labor Party. Maps of electoral Divisions The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member constituencies called Divisions. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rt Hon Sir John Gorton GCMG AC CH Sir John Grey Gorton (September 9, 1911 – May 19, 2002) was an Australian politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Australia from 1968-1971. ... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... Ardeer is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Keilor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Sunshine (37°46′ S 144°49′ E) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.
The division was created in 2004 and is named for Sir John Gorton, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1968 - 71.
It is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, including Ardeer, Caroline Springs, Keilor and parts of Sunshine, and is one of the safest seats in Australia for the Australian Labor Party.
The division with the greatest population decline was the Tasmanian rural division of Braddon (-3.1 per cent), while the division with the highest population growth was the newly-created outer-suburban Melbourne division of Gorton (27.2 per cent).
The division with the greatest population decline was the NSW rural division of Gwydir (-5.1 per cent), while the division with the highest population growth was the Queensland Gold Coast division of Fadden (69.0 per cent).
The division with the lowest proportion of persons born in the UK and Ireland is the inner-Sydney division of Watson (1.6 per cent), while the highest is the outer-suburban Perth division of Moore (20.4 per cent).
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