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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Gorton, Victoria
Named for: Rt Hon John Gorton (1911-2002), Senator 1949-68, federal
MP 1968-75, Prime Minister 1968-71
Western Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Keilor, Rockbank, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes
State seats: Parts of
Kororoit,
St Albans and
Sydenham
Local government areas: Parts of
Melton and
Brimbank
Borders with:
Fraser,
Gellibrand,
Hawke,
Lalor and
Maribyrnong
Enrolment at 2019 election: 110,424
Enrolment at 2022 election: 110,928 (+00.5)
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 53.3
Sitting member: Hon Brendan O'Connor (Labor):
Elected (for Burke) 2001, (for Gorton) 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 21.2%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 22.2%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 16.1%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 19.5%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 15.4%
2019 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 14.3%
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Safe Labor
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Kings Park (83.9), Deer Park Central (78.6), Deer Park West (75.7),
Deer Park (74.9), Delahey (72.7)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Keilor Village (58.9), Keilor (56.8), Taylors Lakes North (48.2),
Taylors Lakes (47.4), Taylors Lakes Central (44.5)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Daniel Connor
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
2. Praise Morris
Australian Greens |
3. Michael Virag
United Australia Party |
4. Belle Gibson
Victorian Socialists |
5. Hon Brendan O'Connor
Australian Labor Party |
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6. Steven Loncar
Independent |
7. Tony Dobran
Great Australian Party |
8. Paul Lassig
Australian Federation Party |
9. John Fletcher
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Tony Dobran
John Fletcher
Belle Gibson
Paul Lassig
Praise Morris
Hon Brendan O'Connor
Michael Virag
Division of Gorton
Gorton was created in 2004, in the heart of Melbourne's heavily working-class and multi-cultural western suburbs. It
replaced the old seat of
Burke, but cannot be regarded as the same seat renamed, since it inherited only 54% of Burke's
voters (the rest came from
Calwell and
Gellibrand).
Gorton has one of the highest proportions of people employed in
manufacturing, and one of the lowest of people in professional occupations, of any seat in Australia. Gorton also has one of the highest
proportions of people born in non English speaking countries of any electorate, and the fifth highest level of
families with dependent children. It is thus an electorate of young working-class families, and a low-income
mortgage-belt seat. Many of these families are recent immigrants from India and other Asian countries.
Brendan O'Connor, Labor MP for Burke from 2001 to 2004 and for Gorton since 2004, was assistant national secretary
of the Australian Services Union before his election. He was on the opposition front bench from 2006, and was
a minister throughout the Rudd-Gillard Government. He is now Shadow Minister for Defence.
The 2021 redistribution has reduced Gorton in size by removing Melton and drawing it eastwards into more
densely settled areas, including Keilor and Taylors Lakes, formerly in
Fraser. This has slightly reduced the Labor
majority without making the seat any less secure for Labor. The Liberal candidate is John Fletcher, a retail branch
manager. The Greens candidate is Praise Morris, whose occupation is not stated.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,475 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 9.0% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 57.6% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Maltese 5.5%, Vietnamese 5.1%
Non-English-speaking households: 45.7% (Australia 22.2%)
Buddhist: 5.6%
Catholics 32.2% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 20.3% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 16.0% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 23.9% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 28.3% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 49.8% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 21.9% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 46.4% (Australia 32.8%)
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