2016 Federal Election

Updated: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 3:50:55 PM AEST

Divisional classifications

This table shows the enrolment, geographic classification and seat status for each electoral division.

Notes:

  1. Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
  2. Inner Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
  3. Outer Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
  4. Provincial: outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  5. Rural: outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  6. These results are final.
Division classifications for Victoria
Division State Enrolment Demographic Previous party Previous seat status Successful party Seat status
Aston VIC 96,043 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Ballarat VIC 110,755 Provincial Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Batman VIC 108,935 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Marginal
Bendigo VIC 109,604 Provincial Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Bruce VIC 96,742 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Calwell VIC 109,405 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Casey VIC 102,908 Rural Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Chisholm VIC 97,424 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Liberal Marginal
Corangamite VIC 110,277 Provincial Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Corio VIC 107,808 Provincial Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Deakin VIC 99,698 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Dunkley VIC 104,957 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Flinders VIC 115,356 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Gellibrand VIC 108,469 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Gippsland VIC 104,088 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Safe
Goldstein VIC 104,895 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Gorton VIC 115,977 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Higgins VIC 104,678 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Holt VIC 116,291 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Hotham VIC 99,994 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Indi VIC 103,734 Rural Independent Marginal Independent Marginal
Isaacs VIC 105,756 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Jagajaga VIC 103,132 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Kooyong VIC 100,140 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
La Trobe VIC 105,731 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Lalor VIC 123,609 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Mallee VIC 99,324 Rural The Nationals Fairly Safe The Nationals Safe
Maribyrnong VIC 110,286 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
McEwen VIC 130,612 Rural Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
McMillan VIC 116,200 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Melbourne VIC 111,741 Inner Metropolitan The Greens Marginal The Greens Safe
Melbourne Ports VIC 102,283 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Menzies VIC 99,205 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Murray VIC 104,359 Rural Liberal Safe The Nationals Marginal
Scullin VIC 110,570 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Wannon VIC 99,155 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Wills VIC 113,851 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Marginal
Total Enrolment 3,963,992