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BALLARAT
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
| Catherine KING |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Provincial |
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| Location
| Ballarat covers an area from Ballarat in the West to Bacchus Marsh in the East. Ballarat shares boundaries with the divisions of Bendigo in the north, Lalor and McEwen in the east, Corangamite and Corio in the south and Wannon in the west. The suburbs in the division of Ballarat include Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, Blackwood, Buninyong, Burrumbeet, Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Myrniong, Trentham. |
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| Origin
| Named after the city of Ballarat. The name is apparently derived from the Aboriginal word 'balaarat' meaning 'a resting or camping place'. The division of Ballarat was first proclaimed in 1901. |
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| Products/Industries
| Primary Industry include beef cattle, sheep, potatoes, apples, mineral water, market gardening and gold mining. Secondary industries include tourism, clothing and fabrics, sawmilling, engineering and confectionery. |
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| State
| VIC |
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| Area
| 4,652 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 129,222 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 93,996 as at 30/11/07 |
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