Division of Highlane

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Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	1986 	 	
MP 	Matt Ruddock 	 	
Party 	United 	 	
Namesake 	Archaic name for region 	 	
Electors 	108,455 	 	
Demographic 	Outer metropolitan 	 	
The Division of Highlane (/ˈhaɪleɪn/ hy-layn) is a Craftian federal division in the state of Jebsten. It was created in 1986 and was first contested at the inaugural federal election. It is named after an archaic name for the region now known as western Notchropolis. Highlane is a calque of the Chinese name Gāoxiàng. The division covers the outer western suburbs of Notchropolis, as its name implies.
The sitting member, since the 2065 by-election, is Matt Ruddock, a member of the National United Party.
==History==
Highlane has always been anchored in the western outskirts of Notchropolis, a solidly working-class area with historically high crime rates and widespread poverty and socioeconomic disadvantange. In the 21st century, its image has improved significantly, but remains mostly blue-collar and very multicultural. Highlane has never been won by a right-leaning party and has been continuously held by the NUP since the 1994 by-election, making it the United Party's longest-held seat. It is only beaten by the Division of Higgins for the longest streak by a single party (held by the Craftian Conservative Party since 1990). However, since the 2050s, the seat has become increasingly marginal, and was almost lost to the Conservatives at the 2055 and 2064 elections.
==Members==
#	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1	width="3%"	Jonas Monash 	Liberty	1987–1990
2	 	Brendan Low 	Liberty	1990–1994
3	 	James Herbert 	United 	1994–2002
4	 	Ivan Lawrence 	United 	2002–2022
5	 	Louise Hargrave 	United 	2022–2034
6	 	Kunal Singh 	United 	2034–2040
7	 	Melissa Worstead	United 	2040–2055
8	 	Sheikha Vuong 	United 	2055–2065
9	 	Matt Ruddock 	United 	2065–
==Election results==
Craftian federal election, 2070: Highlane	Craftian federal election, 2070: Highlane	Craftian federal election, 2070: Highlane	Craftian federal election, 2070: Highlane	Craftian federal election, 2070: Highlane	Craftian federal election, 2070: Highlane
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	United 	Matt Ruddock 	37,895 	41.38 	–2.72
 	Conservative 	Leighton Wang 	24,781 	27.06 	–1.66
 	Liberal 	Ally King 	18,929 	20.67 	+4.60
 	Greens 	Tamaki Kanda 	3,846 	4.20 	+2.25
 	Reform 	James Melbourne 	3,251 	3.55 	–1.26
 	RUC–LA 	Thomas Morton 	2,665 	2.91 	+0.74
 	Libertarian 	Joyce Sheng 	211 	0.23 	+0.23
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	91,577 	93.22 	–0.44
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	6,663 	6.78 	+0.44
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	98,240 	90.58 	–2.08
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	United 	Matt Ruddock 	51,072 	55.77 	+1.19
 	Conservative 	Leighton Wang 	40,505 	44.23 	–1.19
 	United hold 	United hold 	Swing 	+1.19 	
Electoral divisions of the Craftian House of Representatives in Jebsten
Barris · Bonnells · Changshou · Charles · Coastalis · Cook · Flinders · Georgia · Herbert · Highlane · Kingla · Laidera · Notchropolis · Phillipson · Promontory · Rasdon · Sun Valley · Waratah · Wattle · Wilson · Wyundyaga