Division of Hawke

Hawke
Australian House of Representatives Division
Location of the Division of Hawke (dark green) in Victoria
Created2022
MPSam Rae
PartyLabor
NamesakeBob Hawke
Electors106,554 (2022)
Area1,842 km2 (711.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan/Provincial
Coordinates37°38′31″S 144°29′6″E / 37.64194°S 144.48500°E / -37.64194; 144.48500

The Division of Hawke is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2022 Australian federal election.[1][2] The electorate is centred on the localities of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Melton and Sunbury to the west and north-west of Melbourne.

  1. ^ Osborne, Paul (19 March 2021). "Bob Hawke honoured with Vic seat name". The West Australian.
  2. ^ Karp, Paul (19 March 2021). "Christian Porter's seat spared chop and new electorate named after Bob Hawke in redistribution plan". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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