Federal division, inner-metropolitan
Chisholm
In Victoria. The advertiser we follow here has spent $500–$2K on Facebook and Instagram ads.
Sitting member
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About
About Chisholm
Chisholm is an inner-metropolitan House of Representatives seat in Victoria, covering eastern Melbourne suburbs including Box Hill and Glen Waverley. It is held by Carina Garland of the Australian Labor Party. Garland's ads focus on cost of living, health, and economy and tax.
- Created
- 1949
- Named after
- Caroline Chisholm, social worker and promoter of women's immigration
- First member
- Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes, who held the seat until his death in 1970
- Current member
- Carina Garland, Australian Labor Party
- Local government areas
- Monash City Council and Whitehorse City Council (part of)
- Overseas-born residents
- Around 54% of residents
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
Who's advertising
MPs and candidates for Chisholm whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.
At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)
What they're promising in Chisholm
Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.
LaborEarly childhood education
Labor’s 3 Day Guarantee means every child can access at least three days of subsidised early learning each week.
LaborFree tafe
As long as there is a Labor Government, Free TAFE is here to stay.
