Maribyrnong AustralianHouse of RepresentativesDivision
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Created	1906
MP	Jo Briskey
Party	Labor
Namesake	Maribyrnong River
Electors	123,287 (2025)
Area	70 km2 (27.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan
Electorates around Maribyrnong: Hawke Calwell Calwell Gorton Maribyrnong Wills Fraser Fraser Melbourne

TheDivision of Maribyrnong (/mærəbərnɒŋ/) is anAustralian electoral division in thestate ofVictoria. It is located in the inner north-western suburbs ofMelbourne. Suburbs includeAberfeldie,Airport West,Avondale Heights,Essendon,Footscray,Gowanbrae,Keilor East,Maribyrnong,Moonee Ponds,Niddrie,West Footscray and Tullamarine.^[1][2] Due to redistributions, the division has been slowly moving west and changed with the introduction of theDivision of Fraser in 2018. According to the2011 census, Maribyrnong has the highest proportion ofCatholics in any Commonwealth Electoral Division in Australia with 41.6% of the population.

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by theAustralian 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.^[3]

The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the1906 election. The division was named after theMaribyrnong River, which runs through it. A safeLabor seat for most of the first half of the 20th century, it became a marginalLiberal seat for most of the 1950s and 1960s, in part due to the influence of theDemocratic Labor Party. Labor retook the seat in 1969, and for most of the time since then, it has been a comfortably safe Labor seat.

Prominent former members includeJames Fenton, a minister underJames Scullin andJoseph Lyons;Arthur Drakeford, a minister underJohn Curtin,Frank Forde andBen Chifley; andMoss Cass, a minister underGough Whitlam. The most recent member for Maribyrnong, serving from 2007 until 2025, is the former National Secretary of theAustralian Workers' Union and formerOpposition LeaderBill Shorten.

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Samuel Mauger (1857–1936)	Protectionist	12 December 1906 – 26 May 1909	Previously held the Division ofMelbourne Ports. Served as minister underDeakin. Lost seat
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 13 April 1910
		James Fenton (1864–1950)	Labor	13 April 1910 – March 1931	Served as minister underScullin andLyons. Lost seat
			Independent	March 1931 – 7 May 1931
			United Australia	7 May 1931 – 15 September 1934
		Arthur Drakeford (1878–1957)	Labor	15 September 1934 – 10 December 1955	Served as minister underCurtin,Forde andChifley. Lost seat
		Philip Stokes (1906–1983)	Liberal	10 December 1955 – 25 October 1969	Lost seat
		Moss Cass (1927–2022)	Labor	25 October 1969 – 4 February 1983	Served as minister underWhitlam. Retired
		Alan Griffiths (1952–)		5 March 1983 – 29 January 1996	Served as minister underHawke andKeating. Retired
		Bob Sercombe (1949–2025)		2 March 1996 – 17 October 2007	Previously held theVictorian Legislative Assembly seat ofNiddrie. Retired
		Bill Shorten (1967–)		24 November 2007 – 20 January 2025	Served as minister underRudd,Gillard andAlbanese. Served asOpposition Leader from 2013 to 2019. Resigned to become Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Canberra
		Jo Briskey		3 May 2025 – present	Incumbent

• Maribyrnong Covered Suburbs – Australian Electoral Commission

37°45′11″S144°51′32″E / 37.753°S 144.859°E /-37.753; 144.859

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