Division of McEwen facts for kids
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Division of McEwen (green) in Victoria
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| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Rob Mitchell |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | John McEwen |
| Electors | 115,811 (2010) |
| Area | 10,675 km2 (4,121.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of McEwen is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is north of the capital city of Melbourne. It includes Broadford, Craigieburn, Doreen, Kilmore, Lancefield, New Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Romsey, Seymour, Sunbury, Wallan and Whittlesea.
It was set up in 1984 and named after Sir John McEwen, leader of the Country Party of Australia. McEwen was caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the disappearance of Harold Holt in 1967.
In 2007 Fran Bailey lost the election by only six votes. She asked for the votes to be recounted and she won by 12 votes The result was challenged in the High Court of Australia and was referred to the Federal Court of Australia. Seven months later, and after carefully checking 643 individual votes, the court found Bailey had won by 31 votes. Later Bailey called for big changes the voting system.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Peter Cleeland | Labor | 1984–1990 | |
| Fran Bailey | Liberal | 1990–1993 | |
| Peter Cleeland | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Fran Bailey | Liberal | 1996–2010 | |
| Rob Mitchell | Labor | 2010–present | |
Fran Bailey was Minister for Employment Services, Assistant Minister for Defence, and later Minister for Small Business and Tourism during the Howard Government.
Election results
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Sir John McEwen, the division's namesake
