Division of Fraser (Victoria)

This article is about the current division in Victoria. For the former division in the Australian Capital Territory, see Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory).

The Division of Fraser is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election.

Fraser Australian House of Representatives Division
Location of Fraser (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
Created	2019
MP	Daniel Mulino
Party	Labor
Namesake	Malcolm Fraser
Electors	111,060 (2022)
Area	88 km2 (34.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan

Geography

Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

The electorate is located on the west side of the Maribyrnong River south of Keilor down to its confluence with the Yarra. It extends west to parts of Derrimut and Deer Park, and includes most of the local government areas of Maribyrnong and Brimbank.^[2]

History

Malcolm Fraser, the division's namesake

The division is named in honour of Malcolm Fraser, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. Fraser had represented the Victorian federal seat of Wannon from 1955 to 1983.

The division of Fraser was created in 2018 after the Australian Electoral Commission oversaw a mandatory redistribution of divisions in Victoria.^[3] Fraser was a new seat created to fill Victoria's allotment of 38 divisions, one higher than the number to which the state was previously entitled.^[3] The division was originally located in the outer north-west of metropolitan Melbourne and took in the suburbs of Sunshine, Albion, St Albans and Keilor Downs, among others.^[4] It was formed from parts of its neighbouring seats of Calwell, Gorton, Gellibrand and Maribyrnong.^[5]

In the 2021 redistribution, Fraser was significantly adjusted, moving towards the Middle and Inner West of Melbourne from the outer suburbs; losing the suburbs of Keilor Downs, Sydenham and several others north of Taylors Road and Green Gully Road to the Division of Gorton, swapping them for parts of Deer Park and Derrimut; and shifting east to acquire the Inner West suburbs of Footscray, West Footscray, Kingsville, Seddon and parts of Yarraville from the Division of Gellibrand, and gaining Maidstone and the suburb of Maribyrnong from the Division of Maribyrnong.^[2]

The seat was notionally held by the Labor Party on a margin of 20.6%, which made it a very safe seat for the party.^[5] It was duly won by Daniel Mulino for Labor in the 2019 federal election, albeit with a 5.61% swing against him. However, the 2021 Federal redistribution in Victoria has increased the notional margin for Labor to 18.1%.^[6][7]

Then-Opposition Leader Bill Shorten had reportedly considered moving to Fraser in the 2019 election but chose to remain in his current seat of Maribyrnong.^[8]

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Daniel Mulino (1969–)	Labor	18 May 2019 – present	Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Victoria)

2022 Australian federal election: Fraser^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Daniel Mulino	38,732	42.05	−8.73
	Liberal	David Wood	22,730	24.68	+0.73
	Greens	Bella Mitchell-Sears	17,078	18.54	+4.66
	Victorian Socialists	Catherine Robertson	4,429	4.81	+4.81
	United Australia	Keith Raymond	4,088	4.44	−2.05
	One Nation	Sabine de Pyle	2,695	2.93	+2.93
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Cursio	2,349	2.55	+2.55
Total formal votes			92,101	95.58	+0.39
Informal votes			4,258	4.42	−0.39
Turnout			96,359	86.84	−3.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daniel Mulino	61,251	66.50	−1.55
	Liberal	David Wood	30,850	33.50	+1.55
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.55

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Fraser.[edit]

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Fraser in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

References

1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. https://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2021/vic/final-report/files/maps-a4/2021-AEC-Victoria-A4-Fraser-Final.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 June 2018.
4. "Map: Division of Fraser" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
5. "2017-18 Federal Redistributions - Victoria". ABC Elections. 20 June 2018.
6. "Federal redistributions finalised". 2 August 2021.
7. "2021 Federal Redistribution – Draft Boundaries for Victoria – Antony Green's Election Blog". 19 March 2021.
8. "Bill Shorten to stay member for Maribyrnong after opting out of seat swap". TheGuardian.com. 20 July 2018.
9. Fraser, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Fraser – Australian Electoral Commission
• Fraser Covered Suburbs - Australian Electoral Commission
• AEC Division of Fraser map, valid as of the 2021 redistribution; will be current for the 2022 Australian Federal Election.