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LALOR
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Julia Eileen GILLARD |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Outer metropolitan |
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| Location
| Lalor covers an area from Toolern Valley in the north to Werribee South and Point Cook in the south. From Melton West, Parwan and Little River in the west to Diggers Rest, Plumpton, Rockbank and Laverton in the east. The main suburbs and towns include Brookfield, Diggers Rest, Exford, Eynesbury, Hoppers Crossing, Kurunjang, Laverton, Laverton North, Little River, Mambourin, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Parwan, Plumpton, Point Cook, Quandong, Rockbank, Tarneit, Toolern Vale, Truganina, Werribee, Werribee South, and Wyndham Vale. |
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| Origin
| Lalor was named after Peter Lalor (1827-89), leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion in 1854. He was later elected to the Victorian Legislative Council. Lalor was first proclaimed in 1948. The first election was held for the Division in 1949. |
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| Products/Industries
| Heavy industries, small industries, market gardening, grazing, cropping, thoroughbred horses, tertiary education, Werribee Mercy Hospital, University of Melbourne Vetinary School and Agriculture & Food Technology Precinct. |
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| State
| VIC |
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| Area
| 991 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 158,139 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 104,186 as at 30/11/07 |
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