Adam Carr's guide to
The 2007 Australian federal election
The House of Representatives
Victoria
Victoria
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Division of Melbourne | Melbourne Ports |
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Division of Melbourne | Melbourne Ports |
 Lindsay Tanner (ALP) His ALP website and his campaign website  Andrea del Ciotto (Lib) Her Liberal Party website  Adam Bandt (Grn) His Greens website  Georgia Pearson (FF) Her Family First website  Tim Wright (Dem) His website |
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Location: Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond Division named for: The City of Melbourne, named in 1837 for Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister Median weekly family income: $1,176 (24th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 25.1% (23rd highest) Persons in professional occupations: 46.5% (9th highest) Persons employed in tourism: 7.6% (10th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 9.7% (115th highest) Couple families with dependent children: 25.3% (149th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 16.3% (146th highest) Dwellings are flat, unit or apartment: 44.5% (6th highest) Sitting member: Lindsay Tanner (Labor), elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Born: 24 April 1956, Orbost, Victoria Career: Solicitor, electorate assistant to Senator Barney Cooney, Vic state secretary Federated Clerks' Union, Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry 1996-2004 and since 2005. Shadow Minister for Transport 1996-98, Shadow Minister for Finance 1998-2001, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs 1998-2001, Shadow Minister for Communications 2001-04, Shadow Minister for Community Relationships 2004 Shadow Minister for Finance from 24 June 2005 1996 two-party majority: Labor 20.2 1998 two-party majority: Labor 21.8 2001 two-party majority: Labor 20.1 Effect of 2004 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal 2004 primary votes: Labor 51.8, Liberal 25.1, Green 19.0 2004 two-party majority: Labor 21.1 2004 enrolment: 92,176 2007 enrolment: 98,449 (+06.8%) Melbourne has existed since Federation, its boundaries extending gradually outwards at each successive redistribution as the inner suburbs have declined (in relative terms) in population, although this trend has recently been reversed as the CBD has been colonised by wealthy apartment-dwellers. Suburbs like Fitzroy, Richmond and Collingwood, once slums, are wealthy areas populated by affluent professionals. Melbourne is now in the top 20% of seats in terms of median family income and in the top 10% in terms of people in professional occupations. It also has a high proportion of people born in non English speaking countries. Conversely, it has very low proportions of families with dependent children and dwellings being purchased. Labor has held Melbourne continuously since 1904, and the seat is now the third-safest Labor seat in terms of two-party vote, although many Labor votes come as second preferences from the Greens, who polled 19% of the vote here in 2004. If the Greens could poll more votes than the Liberals and hold Labor below 50%, they might win this seat, but this is unlikely. The Greens can only win by gaining Liberal preferences, leaving them open to allegations of a "deal" with the Liberals (see link below). In 2004 Labor carried every booth, polling more than 80% of the two-party vote in four Fitzroy booths and more than 70% in booths in Abbotsford, Carlton, Collingwood and Richmond, while the Liberals polled best in East Melbourne. Members for Melbourne have included Arthur Calwell, who was Leader of the Opposition 1960-67. Lindsay Tanner has held the seat since 1993. Tanner, a leader of Labor's left faction, joined the Opposition front bench in 1996, but resigned after the 2004 defeat. He returned to the front bench in 2005 and is now Shadow Minister for Finance. Candidates in ballot-paper order Campaign newsLindsay Tanner |
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Two-party vote by booth, 2004
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