Division of Maribyrnong
Australian federal electoral division / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Division of Maribyrnong (/mærəbənɒŋ/) is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the inner north-western suburbs of Melbourne. Suburbs include Aberfeldie, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Footscray, Gowanbrae, Keilor East, Maribyrnong, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, West Footscray and Tullamarine.[1][2] Due to redistributions, the division has been slowly moving west and changed with the introduction of the Division of Fraser in 2018. According to the 2011 census, Maribyrnong has the highest proportion of Catholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 41.6% of the population.
Maribyrnong Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1906 |
MP | Bill Shorten |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Maribyrnong River |
Electors | 120,339 (2022) |
Area | 98 km2 (37.8 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner metropolitan |