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Division of Holt

Coordinates: 38°02′38″S 145°16′52″E / 38.044°S 145.281°E / -38.044; 145.281
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Holt
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Holt in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1969
MPCassandra Fernando
PartyLabor
NamesakeHarold Holt
Electors107,465 (2022)
Area258 km2 (99.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan and semi-rural
Electorates around Holt:
Isaacs Bruce La Trobe
Dunkley Holt La Trobe
Flinders Western Port Western Port

The Division of Holt is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Blind Bight, Botanic Ridge, Cannons Creek, Clyde, Cranbourne, Devon Meadows, Hampton Park, Junction Village, Lynbrook, and Warneet; and parts of Clyde North, Lyndhurst, Narre Warren South, Pearcedale and Tooradin.

Geography

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Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been 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]

History

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Harold Holt, the division's namesake

The division was created in the 1969 redistribution, and is named after Harold Holt. Holt was a long-serving minister under successive governments led by Robert Menzies. Holt became Prime Minister upon Menzies' retirement in January 1966, although Holt would only serve less than two years before disappearing off Cheviot Beach.

Historically a marginal seat, over time the seat became safer for the Australian Labor Party. However, after the 2004 election it was again highly marginal due to voter backlash over the announcement that the proposed Scoresby Freeway would be a tollway rather than a freeway. The seat returned to its safe status following the 2007 election.

Its most prominent members include Michael Duffy and Gareth Evans. Both served as ministers under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, though Evans was a Senator during that period. Evans also served as deputy under Kim Beazley from 1996 to 1998.

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Len Reid
(1916–2003)
Liberal 25 October 1969
2 December 1972
Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Dandenong. Lost seat
  Max Oldmeadow
(1924–2013)
Labor 2 December 1972
13 December 1975
Lost seat
  William Yates
(1921–2010)
Liberal 13 December 1975
18 October 1980
Previously held the British House of Commons seat of The Wrekin. Lost seat
  Michael Duffy
(1938–)
Labor 18 October 1980
21 January 1996
Served as minister under Hawke and Keating. Retired
  Gareth Evans
(1944–)
2 March 1996
30 September 1999
Previously a member of the Senate. Resigned to retire from politics
  Anthony Byrne
(1962–)
6 November 1999
11 April 2022
Retired
  Cassandra Fernando
(1987–)
21 May 2022
present
Incumbent

Election results

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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

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  1. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ Holt, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
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38°02′38″S 145°16′52″E / 38.044°S 145.281°E / -38.044; 145.281