Division of Kooyong
Australian federal electoral division / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Division of Kooyong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was one of the divisions for the first Federal election in 1901. It includes the suburbs of Kew, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Balwyn, Canterbury, Camberwell and Surrey Hills. It is named after the suburb of Kooyong. Kooyong is an Indigenous Australian word meaning resting place.[1] Because of boundary changes over the years, the suburb of Kooyong is no longer in the Division and is now in the Division of Higgins.
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Kooyong Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1901 |
MP | Monique Ryan |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Kooyong, Victoria |
Electors | 89,626 (2010) |
Area | 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
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