Division of Holt

Holt Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Holt in Victoria, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1969
MP	Anthony Byrne
Party	Labor
Namesake	Harold Holt
Electors	116,262 (2016)
Area	131 km^2 (50.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Holt is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and is named for Harold Holt, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1966–67. It is located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Cranbourne, Doveton, Hampton Park, Endeavour Hills, Narre Warren, and Hallam. Although it has usually been held by the Australian Labor Party, after the 2004 election it was highly marginal, but it returned to its safe status after the 2007 election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Len Reid	Liberal	1969–1972
	Max Oldmeadow	Labor	1972–1975
	William Yates	Liberal	1975–1980
	Michael Duffy	Labor	1980–1996
	Gareth Evans	Labor	1996–1999
	Anthony Byrne	Labor	1999–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2016: Holt^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Anthony Byrne	53,506	53.70	+5.51
	Liberal	James Mathias	29,777	29.89	−2.74
	Greens	Jake Tilton	6,317	6.34	+2.46
	Family First	Neil Bull	5,614	5.63	+3.13
	Rise Up Australia	Colin Robertson	4,416	4.43	+3.39
Total formal votes			99,630	95.00	+1.08
Informal votes			5,243	5.00	−1.08
Turnout			104,873	90.20	−2.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Byrne	63,929	64.17	+5.08
	Liberal	James Mathias	35,701	35.83	−5.08
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.08

References

1. Holt, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Holt – Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 38°02′38″S 145°16′52″E / 38.044°S 145.281°E