Division of Chisholm

Chisholm
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Chisholm in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1949
MPCarina Garland
PartyLabor
NamesakeCaroline Chisholm
Electors109,973 (2022)
Area65 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Electorates around Chisholm:
Kooyong Menzies Deakin
Higgins Chisholm Aston
Hotham Hotham Bruce

The Division of Chisholm (/ˈɪzəm/) is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The division was created in 1949 and is named after Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and promoter of women's immigration.

The Division's current MP is Carina Garland of the Australian Labor Party. The constituency is considered a key marginal constituency targeted by both Labor and the Liberal Party of Australia.[1]

  1. ^ "'For the first time ever I'm undecided': This seat could decide who forms government, but what are voters saying?". ABC News. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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