Division of Gippsland

The Division of Gippsland is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, which in turn is named for Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales 1838–46. It covers an area of 35,054 km² including the towns of Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale and Traralgon.

Members
MemberPartyTerm Allan McLean Protectionist 1901–1904  Anti-Socialist 1904–1906 George Wise Protectionist 1906–1909  Independent 1909–1913  James Bennett Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1914 George Wise Independent 1914–1917  Nationalist 1917–1922  Thomas Paterson Country 1922–1943  George Bowden Country 1943–1961  Peter Nixon Country 1961–1975  National Country 1975–1982  National 1982–1983  Peter McGauran National 1983–2008  Darren Chester National 2008–present

Peter McGauran held several ministerial postions in the Howard Government

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Gippsland – Australian Electoral Commission
 Darren Chester's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of Victoria, Australia
Category:1901 establishments in Australia