Division of Flinders

The Division of Flinders is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division is one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named after Matthew Flinders, the first man to circumnavigate Australia, and the person credited with giving Australia its name.

This article is about the Federal electorate in Victoria. For the former Queensland electorate, see Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland). For the electorate in South Australia, see Electoral district of Flinders.

Flinders
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Flinders in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1901
MPZoe McKenzie
PartyLiberal
NamesakeMatthew Flinders
Electors114,542 (2022)
Area871 km2 (336.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural

Originally a country seat south and east of Melbourne, Flinders is now based on the outer southern suburbs on the Mornington Peninsula, including Dromana, Hastings and Portsea. Even though Melbourne's suburban growth has long since spilled onto the peninsula, Flinders is still counted as a rural seat.

It is the Liberal Party's only safe seat in Melbourne.

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