Melbourne is an Australian Electoral Division of Victoria. New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Australian Capital Territory Canberra Fraser Northern Territory Lingiari Solomon Abolished Divisions These Australian electoral divisions no longer exist Angas (South Australia) Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital Territory) Bonython (South Australia) Bourke (Victoria) Burke (Victoria) Corinella...

Created at Federation in 1900 the division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. Melbourne division encompasses the City of Melbourne and the suburbs of Abbotsford, Ascot Vale, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Colllingwood, Docklands, North Melbourne, West Melbounre, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Kensington, Parkville and Richmond. Brunswick is shared with the Division of Wills. The area has heavy and light engineering, extensive manufacturing, commercial and retail activities (including Melbourne markets and central business district), dockyards, clothing and footwear industries, warehousing and distributing of whitegoods, building and other general goods. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Edmund Barton, Prime Minister and Protectionist Party leader The Australian legislative election, 1901 was the first federal election held in Australia following the establishment of the Federation of Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... Tram running down Union Road, Ascot Vale. ... Carlton is an inner north-east suburb of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clifton Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne Docklands (postcode: 3008) is an urban redevelopment project in Melbourne, Australia. ... North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... East Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Flemington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Kensington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... Richmond is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate) of Victoria. ...

This capital city electorate's northern boundary is formed by Brunswick and Maribyrnong Roads between the Yarra River, Maribyrnong River and Merri Creek. Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... Maribyrnong river at West Essendon The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia), near Mount Macedon. ... The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

A safe Labor seat, Melbourne has been held by the ALP since 1904, with former Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell the highest profile member. Rt Hon Arthur Calwell (with young migrant, 1949) Arthur Augustus Calwell (August 28, 1896 - July 8, 1973) Australian politician, was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. ...

Members

• Hon Sir Malcolm McEacharn (Prot) 1901-04
• Dr William Maloney (Lab, ALP) 1904-40
• Rt Hon Arthur Calwell (ALP) 1940-72
• Ted Innes (ALP) 1972-83
• Hon Gerry Hand (ALP) 1983-93
• Lindsay Tanner (ALP) 1993-

Dr William Maloney Dr William Robert Nuttal Maloney (12 April 1854 - 29 August 1940) was a long serving Australian Labor Party Member of Parliament. ... Rt Hon Arthur Calwell (with young migrant, 1949) Arthur Augustus Calwell (August 28, 1896 - July 8, 1973) Australian politician, was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. ... Lindsay Tanner Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956), Australian politician, has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Melbourne, Victoria. ...