Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Chisholm, Victoria
The Division of Chisholm was created in 1949. It is named for Caroline Chisholm (1808-77), social worker and promoter of women's immigration.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1949: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park
1955: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park
1969: Auburn, Camberwell, Highfield Park, Wattle Park
1977: Box Hill, Burwood, Highfield Park, Wattle Park
1984: Box Hill, Burwood, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills
1990: Box Hill, Burwood, Forest Hill, Surrey Hills
1996: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley
2004: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley
2013: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton, Mt Waverley
2018: Blackburn, Box Hill, Burwood, Glen Waverley
2021: Box Hill South, Burwood, Mt Waverley, Wheelers Hill
2025: Burwood, Glen iris, Mt Waverley, Wheelers Hill
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1949: Liberal 14.9
1951: Liberal 15.0
1954: Liberal 15.0
1955: Liberal 23.0
1958: Liberal 20.2
1961: Liberal 17.5
1963: Liberal 19.5
1966: Liberal 20.2
1969: Liberal 12.6
1970b: Liberal 09.0
1972: Liberal 05.4
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1974: Liberal 06.7
1975: Liberal 12.4
1977: Liberal 08.9
1980: Liberal 02.2
1983: Labor 02.2
1984: Labor 00.2
1987: Liberal 00.7
1990: Liberal 06.3
1993: Liberal 02.9
1996: Liberal 02.6
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1998: Labor 02.1
2001: Labor 02.8
2004: Labor 02.7
2007: Labor 07.4
2010: Labor 06.1
2013: Labor 01.6
2016: Liberal 01.2
2019: Liberal 00.6
2022: Labor 06.3
2025: Labor 05.7
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* Majority over Protectionist
** Majority over Liberal
*** Majority over independent
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1949-2025
Click here to see full results for Chisholm at every election since 1901.
MEMBERS FOR CHISHOLM
Hon Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) 1949-70
Hon Tony Staley (Lib) 1970b-80
Graham Harris (Lib) 1980-83
Helen Mayer (ALP) 1983-87
Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge (Lib) 1987-98
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Hon Anna Burke (ALP) 1998-2016
Julia Banks (Lib, Ind) 2016-19
Gladys Liu (Lib) 2019-22
Dr Carina Garland (ALP) 2022-
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| Hon Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) 1949-70 |
Hon Tony Staley (Lib) 1970-80 |
Graham Harris (Lib) 1980-83 |
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| Helen Mayer (ALP) 1983-87 |
Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge (Lib) 1987-98 |
Hon Anna Burke (ALP) 1998-2016 |
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| Julia Banks (Lib, Ind) 2016-19 |
Gladys Liu (Lib) 2019-22 |
Dr Carina Garland (ALP) 2022- |
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
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EARLIER BOUNDARIES
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