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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Gellibrand, Victoria
Named for: Cape Gellibrand (after Joseph Gellibrand (1792-1837), pioneer and explorer)
Western Melbourne: Altona, Laverton, Newport, Point Cook, Williamstown
State seats: All of
Altona, parts of
Tarneit and
Williamstown
Local government areas: All of
Hobsons Bay, parts of
Maribyrnong and
Wyndham
Borders with:
Fraser,
Gorton,
Lalor and
Macnamara
Enrolment at 2019 election: 111,217
Enrolment at 2022 election: 108,169 (-02.7)
1999 republic referendum: Yes 56.9
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 68.1
Sitting member: Tim Watts (Labor):
Elected 2013, 2016, 2019
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 21.5%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 23.9%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 16.5%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 18.3%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 14.8%
2019 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 13.0%
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Safe Labor
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Newport West (79.4), Laverton North (74.6), Altona Meadows (72.5),
Spotswood (70.9), Altona Green (70.6)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Sanctuary Lakes (49.6), Point Cook (46.9), Boardwalk Central (46.0),
Hoppers Crossing PPVC (45.5), Williamstown West (43.2)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Suzette Rodoreda
Australian Greens |
2. Monica Clark
Liberal Party |
3. Sharryn Moors
Australian Federation Party |
4. Andrew Charles
Victorian Socialists |
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5. Abraham Isac
United Australia Party |
6. Chloe Glasson
Liberal Democrats |
7. Rob Braddock
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
8. Tim Watts
Australian Labor Party |
Candidate websites:
Andrew Charles
Monica Clark
Chloe Glasson
Abraham Isac
Suzette Rodoreda
Tim Watts
Division of Gellibrand
Gellibrand was created in 1949, occupying a block of Melbourne's working-class western suburbs, based on Footscray and
Williamstown. Successive redistributions extended it westwards into newer suburban areas, without much changing its
political character. The seat has a relatively high income level, a high proportion of non English speaking households and
a fairly high proportion in professional and managerial occupations, although all these are likely to be reduced on the new
boundaries following the 2021 redistribution, which has removed the more "inner-city" part of the seat.
Members for Gellibrand have included
Ralph Willis, Treasurer in the Keating government, and
Nicola Roxon, a senior minister in the Rudd-Gillard Government. Roxon retired in 2013.
Tim Watts, Labor member for Gellibrand since 2013, was a solicitor, a ministerial adviser and a manager at Telstra
before his election. He is Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications and for Cyber Security.
The 2018 redistribution extended the seat further to the west, while removing the Labor
stronghold of Sunshine. The 2021 redistribution has changed the seat again, removing Footscray for the first time, and extending it as
far west as Point Cook and Truganina. These changes have reduced the Labor majority, and have also disadvantaged the Greens by
removing the more inner-city parts of the seat, making it more clearly working-class. Gellibrand will now have fewer Vietnamese
voters but more Indians. The Liberal candidate is Monica Clark, a lawyer. The Greens candidate is Suzette Rodoreda, an environment officer with Hobsons Bay City Council.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,490 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 13.4% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 57.1% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Vietnamese 5.6%
Non-English-speaking households: 39.1% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 24.1% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 32.1% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 28.4% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 39.7% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 20.4% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 31.3% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 35.4% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 31.4% (Australia 32.8%)
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