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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Gorton, Victoria
Western Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Melton, Rockbank, Taylors Hill
State seats: Parts of
Buninyong,
Kororoit,
Melton,
Sunbury and
Sydenham
Local government areas: All of Melton, parts of Brimbank
Enrolment at close of rolls: 110,424
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 53.3
Sitting member: Hon Brendan O'Connor (Labor):
Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
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 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 18.3%
Status: Very safe Labor
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Richard Turton
United Australia Party |
2. Jarrod Bingham
Independent |
3. Harkirat Singh
Australian Greens |
4. Hon Brendan O'Connor
Australian Labor Party |
5. Nathan Di Noia
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Nathan Di Noia
Hon Brendan O'Connor
Harkirat Singh
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. 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.
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 Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Liberal candidate is Nathan Di Noia, whose occupation is not stated. The Greens candidate is
Harkirat Singh, whose occupation is also 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%)
Members:
Hon Brendan O'Connor (ALP) 2004-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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