Division of Gellibrand

The Division of Gellibrand is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. Created in 1949, it is named after Joseph Gellibrand, a lawyer and explorer. It covers an area of 102 km² in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes Footscray, Maidstone, Newport, Altona and Williamstown.

Members
MemberPartyTerm Jack Mullens Labor 1949–1955  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955–1955  Hector McIvor Labor 1955–1972  Ralph Willis Labor 1972–1998  Nicola Roxon Labor 1998–2013  Tim Watts Labor 2013–present
Famous members have included Ralph Willis, a Cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments. Nicola Roxon was a Cabinet minister in the first Rudd Government and the Gillard Government. She was Australia's first female Attorney General.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Gellibrand – Australian Electoral Commission
 Tim Watts' website

Category:Electoral divisions of Victoria, Australia
Category:1949 establishments in Australia