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MELBOURNE
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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© Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Electoral Commission) 2001 The Data (Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries 2004) has been used in the electoral map with the permission of the Australian Electoral Commission. The Australian Electoral Commission has not evaluated the Data as altered and incorporated within the electoral map, and therefore gives no warranty regarding its accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose. Limited End-user licence provided by the Australian Electoral Commission: You may use the electoral map to load, display, print and reproduce views obtained from the Data, retaining this notice, for your personal use, or use within your organisation only.
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| Description
| Inner metropolitan |
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| Location
| The Division of Melbourne covers an area from Merri Creek and the Yarra River in the east to the Maribyrnong River in the west and from Ascot Vale/Brunswick in the north to the Yarra River in the south. The division includes the Central Business District of the City of Melbourne and the suburbs of Abbotsford, Ascot Vale, Carlton, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Kensington, North Melbourne, Parkville, Richmond, and West Melbourne. Alphington and Fairfield shared the division of Batman, Brunswick and Brunswick East are shared with the division of Wills and Docklands is shared with the division of Melbourne Ports. |
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| Origin
| Melbourne was named after the City of Melbourne, which in 1837 was named after Lord Melbourne, who was the Prime Minister of Britain at that time. Melbourne was first proclaimed in 1900. The first election was held for the Division in 1901. |
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| Products/Industries
| Heavy and light engineering, extensive manufacturing, commercial and retail activities (including Melbourne markets and central business district), dockyards, clothing and footwear industries, warehousing and distribution of white goods, building and other general goods. |
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| State
| VIC |
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| Area
| 53 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 155,824 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 98,918 as at 30/11/07 |
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