Created 1906 Electors 110,313 (2016) Founded 1906 Member of parliament Bill Shorten Namesake Maribyrnong River | MP Bill Shorten Demographic Inner Metropolitan Area 73 km² Elector 110,313 Party Australian Labor Party | |
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The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the inner north-western suburbs of Melbourne. It covers the suburbs of Aberfeldie, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Braybrook, Essendon, Kealba, Keilor East, Maribyrnong, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St. Albans and Sunshine North. Due to redistributions, the Division has been slowly moving west. It originally covered the suburbs of Footscray and North Melbourne. According to the 2011 census, Maribyrnong has the highest proportion of Catholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 41.6% of the population.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 election. The Division was named after the Maribyrnong River, which runs through it. The Division is a safe Labor seat.
The current member for Maribyrnong since the 2007 election is the former National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and current Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.