Division of Holt
| Holt Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Holt (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Cassandra Fernando |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Harold Holt |
| Electors | 108,891 (2010) |
| Area | 145 km2 (56.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Holt is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1969 and is named for Harold Holt, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1966–67.[1] It covers the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. This includes Cranbourne, Doveton, Hampton Park, Endeavour Hills, Narre Warren, and Hallam.[1]
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Len Reid | Liberal | 1969–1972 | |
| Max Oldmeadow | Labor | 1972–1975 | |
| William Yates | Liberal | 1975–1980 | |
| Michael Duffy | Labor | 1980–1996 | |
| Gareth Evans | Labor | 1996–1999 | |
| Anthony Byrne | Labor | 1999–2022 | |
| Cassandra Fernando | Labor | 2022–present | |
Gareth Evans was a member of the Senate before being elected to Holt. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments, including Foreign Minister. He was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 1998.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Holt[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Cassandra Fernando | 36,326 | 40.86 | −9.68 | |
| Liberal | Ranj Perera | 26,274 | 29.56 | −6.21 | |
| United Australia | Gerardine Hansen | 8,592 | 9.67 | +3.52 | |
| Greens | Sujit Mathew | 7,583 | 8.53 | +1.37 | |
| One Nation | Sandy Ambard | 4,295 | 4.83 | +4.70 | |
| Independent | Ravi Ragupathy | 2,673 | 3.01 | +3.01 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Nunez-Silva | 2,423 | 2.73 | +2.73 | |
| Australian Federation | Gregory Saldana | 730 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
| Total formal votes | 88,896 | 93.45 | −2.38 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,227 | 6.55 | +2.38 | ||
| Turnout | 95,123 | 88.57 | −0.94 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Cassandra Fernando | 50,777 | 57.12 | −1.51 | |
| Liberal | Ranj Perera | 38,119 | 42.88 | +1.51 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.51 | |||
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Profile of the electoral division of Holt (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ Holt, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.