Federal division, outer-metropolitan
Calwell
In Victoria.
Sitting member
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About
About Calwell
Calwell is a Victorian House of Representatives seat covering the outer north-western fringe of Melbourne, entirely within the City of Hume. Basem Abdo of the Australian Labor Party is the sitting member. The seat was created in 1984 and is named after Arthur Calwell.
- Created
- 1984
- Named after
- Arthur Calwell, Minister for Immigration 1945–1949
- Previous members
- Andrew Theophanous (1984–2001); Maria Vamvakinou (2001–2025)
- Area
- Approximately 191 square kilometres
- Classification
- Outer-metropolitan
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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