Division of Hawke
Australian federal electoral division
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The Division of Hawke is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2022 Australian federal election.[1][2] The electorate is centred on the localities of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Melton and Sunbury to the west and north-west of Melbourne.
| Hawke Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of electorate boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |
| Created | 2022 |
| MP | Sam Rae |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Bob Hawke |
| Electors | 118,830 (2025) |
| Area | 1,986 km2 (766.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
| Coordinates | 37°38′31″S 144°29′6″E |
Geography
Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[3]
History
The division was proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in March 2021, which would combine several areas from the divisions of Ballarat, Gorton and McEwen to create the new federal division, to take account of the increase in population of Victoria.[4] The seat was named in honour of Bob Hawke, the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister of Australia, who served from March 1983 to December 1991, and who represented the Division of Wills from 1980 to 1992.[1] The new division was confirmed in June 2021 and was contested for the first time at the 2022 election.[5]
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sam Rae (1986–) |
Labor | 21 May 2022 – present |
Incumbent | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Sam Rae | 40,619 | 39.13 | +2.40 | |
| Liberal | Simmone Cottom | 31,383 | 30.23 | +3.88 | |
| Greens | Sarah Newman | 10,178 | 9.80 | +0.87 | |
| One Nation | Matthew Katselis | 10,035 | 9.67 | +4.08 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Devon Starbuck | 5,177 | 4.99 | +4.99 | |
| Family First | Melanie Milutinovic | 4,356 | 4.20 | +4.20 | |
| Animal Justice | Fiona Adin-James | 2,069 | 1.99 | +1.99 | |
| Total formal votes | 103,817 | 95.91 | +4.05 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,431 | 4.09 | −4.05 | ||
| Turnout | 108,248 | 91.13 | +7.84 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Sam Rae | 59,830 | 57.63 | +0.01 | |
| Liberal | Simmone Cottom | 43,987 | 42.37 | −0.01 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.01 | |||