Division of Monash

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Monash
Australian House of Representatives Division
Map
Interactive map of electorate boundaries
Created2019
MPMary Aldred
PartyLiberal
NamesakeSir John Monash
Electors116,527 (2025)
Area8,255 km2 (3,187.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural

The Division of Monash is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election.

The division is located in western Gippsland including Phillip Island, and extends for the length of Victoria's eastern Bass Strait coastline. As of 2025, it covers the entire local government areas of Bass Coast Shire and South Gippsland Shire, the majority of Shire of Baw Baw, and a portion of City of Latrobe. It is the southernmost Electoral Division in continental Australia.

Geography

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Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

When the division was created in 2018, it encompassed areas of West Gippsland and South Gippsland previously in the abolished Division of McMillan, with the exception of the suburb of Pakenham and the town of Yallourn North, which were instead gained by the Division of La Trobe and Division of Gippsland respectively.[2] The new division also gained areas from the Division of Flinders in the Bass Coast Shire and the southern part of Shire of Cardinia, such as Koo Wee Rup, Lang Lang and Phillip Island. In 2021, it lost all areas within the Shire of Cardinia such as Koo Wee Rup and Bunyip to the Division of La Trobe. It did not undergo any boundary changes in the 2024 redistribution.[3]

As of the 2024 redistribution, it covered the entire local government areas of Bass Coast Shire and South Gippsland Shire, and the majority of Shire of Baw Baw (except a tiny and unpopulated area near Yallourn North). It also included a small portion of City of Latrobe at Moe.[4] It includes the towns of Warragul, Moe, Wonthaggi, Leongatha and Foster. Overall it stretches from Mount Baw Baw and the Baw Baw National Park in the north to Wilsons Promontory, and the Wilsons Promontory National Park in the south, including Phillip Island.

History

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Sir John Monash, the division's namesake

Monash was created in the mandatory redistribution of divisions in Victoria by the Australian Electoral Commission in 2018.[5] It is named in honour of Sir John Monash, an Australian Allied military commander during World War I. It replaced the similarly-located Division of McMillan in 2018.

Prior to the 2022 federal election, the seat was notionally held by the Liberal Party of Australia on a margin of 6.9%, making it a fairly safe seat for the party.[6] It is now held on a margin of 2.9%, making it marginal.[7] The seat gained Phillip Island at the 2018 redistribution.

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Russell Broadbent
(1950–) 		Liberal 18 May 2019 –
14 November 2023 		Previously held the Division of McMillan. Resigned from the Liberal Party after losing preselection. Lost seat
  Independent 14 November 2023 –
3 May 2025
  Mary Aldred Liberal 3 May 2025 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Monash
This section is an excerpt from 2025 Australian federal election in Victoria § Monash.[edit]
2025 Australian federal election: Monash[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Aldred 32,579 31.78 −6.01
Labor Tully Fletcher 20,804 20.29 −5.31
Independent Deb Leonard 17,529 17.10 +6.38
Independent Russell Broadbent 10,450 10.19 +10.19
One Nation Kuljeet Kaur Robinson 8,166 7.97 +0.43
Greens Terence Steele 5,062 4.94 −4.92
Legalise Cannabis David O'Reilly 3,521 3.43 +3.43
Trumpet of Patriots Alex Wehbe 2,608 2.54 +1.84
Family First Geoff Dethlefs 1,801 1.76 +1.76
Total formal votes 102,520 94.18 −1.14
Informal votes 6,330 5.82 +1.14
Turnout 108,850 93.46 +4.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Aldred 55,451 54.09 +1.19
Labor Tully Fletcher 47,069 45.91 −1.19
Liberal hold Swing +1.19

References

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  1. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ "McMillan". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Monash". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Map of Commonwealth Electoral Division of Monash" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. October 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Monash - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Monash, VIC – AEC Tally Room". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ Monash, Vic, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
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