Calwell Australian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Calwell in Victoria, as of the 2016 federal election.
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Created | 1984 |
MP | Maria Vamvakinou |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Arthur Calwell |
Electors | 109,370 (2016) |
Area | 175 km2 (67.6 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945–1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960–1967.
The division is located in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It covers an area of approximately 175 square kilometres (68 sq mi) from Craigieburn in the north to Keilor Park in the south and from Calder Park in the west to Somerton in the east. Localities include Attwood, Broadmeadows, Calder Park, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Dallas, Gladstone Park, Greenvale, Jacana, Keilor, Keilor Downs, Keilor North, Meadow Heights, Melbourne Airport, Roxburgh Park, Somerton, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes and Westmeadows and part of Craigieburn.