Macnamara Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 2019 |
MP | Josh Burns |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Dame Jean Macnamara |
Electors | 108,089 (2022) |
Area | 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Coordinates | 37°51′36″S 144°58′48″E / 37.86000°S 144.98000°E |
The Division of Macnamara is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election. The division is named in honour of Dame Jean Macnamara, a doctor and medical researcher who specialised in the polio virus and was involved in children's health initiatives.
The current member is Josh Burns of the Australian Labor Party, who has represented the division since the 2019 Australian federal election.