Created 2016 Electors 138,847 (2016) Founded 2016 Member of parliament Andrew Leigh Namesake Frank Fenner | MP Andrew Leigh Demographic Inner Metropolitan Area 513 km² Elector 138,847 Party Australian Labor Party | |
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The Division of Fenner is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory. It replaced the abolished Division of Fraser from 2016. It generally includes the land in the ACT north of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin, including the districts of Belconnen, Gungahlin, North Canberra, excepting Civic, Acton, Turner south of Haig Park, Braddon south of Haig Park, Reid, Campbell and Pialligo. It also includes the Jervis Bay Territory. Fraser was always a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.
The Australian Electoral Commission decided that, with effect from the 2016 election, the former Division of Fraser would be changed to the Division of Fenner, to honour scientist Frank Fenner. The name change was due to plans by the AEC to name a seat in Victoria after former prime minister Malcolm Fraser. The proposed name change received opposition from some people such as Jon Stanhope.