Division of Gorton

The Division of Gorton is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up in 2004 and is named for Sir John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971.^[1] It covers the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Hillside, Delahey, Kings Park, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Cairnlea and Melton as well as the satellite townships of Diggers Rest and Toolern Vale.^[1]

Gorton Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gorton (green) in Victoria
Created	2004
Namesake	John Gorton
Electors	113,675 (2010)
Area	166 km2 (64.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

John Gorton, 1941

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Brendan O'Connor	Labor	2004–2022

Brendan O'Connor had also been the member for the Division of Burke. He has held several Ministerial positions in the Rudd Government and the Gillard Government These have included Immigration and Citizenship, Housing, Human Services, Skills and Training, Small Business, and Employment.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Gorton[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	38,178	41.30	−10.13
	Liberal	John Fletcher	25,350	27.42	−0.56
	Greens	Praise Morris	8,325	9.01	+1.58
	United Australia	Michael Virag	7,082	7.66	+0.36
	One Nation	Daniel Connor	6,719	7.27	+7.27
	Independent	Steven Loncar	2,341	2.53	+2.53
	Victorian Socialists	Belle Gibson	2,064	2.23	+2.23
	Great Australian	Tony Dobran	1,312	1.42	+0.64
	Australian Federation	Paul Lassig	1,063	1.15	+1.15
Total formal votes			92,434	92.88	−1.04
Informal votes			7,089	7.12	+1.04
Turnout			99,523	89.77	−1.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	55,434	59.97	−4.27
	Liberal	John Fletcher	37,000	40.03	+4.27
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.27