Federal division, provincial
Ballarat
In Victoria.
Sitting member
About
About Ballarat
Ballarat is a provincial federal electoral division in Victoria, covering the City of Ballarat and surrounding towns including Daylesford, Clunes and Creswick. It is held by Catherine King of the Australian Labor Party, who has held the seat since 2001. The division was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election.
- Classification
- Provincial
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Named after
- Provincial city of Ballarat, after a local Wathawurrung word
- Proclaimed
- 1900
- Current member
- Catherine King, Australian Labor Party
- Held by the same party since
- 2001
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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