McMillan (constituency)
Coordinates: 38 ° 16 ' S , 146 ° 4' E
Location of the constituency in the state of Victoria .
McMillan is one of 150 constituencies used to elect the Australian House of Representatives . It is east of Melbourne in the south of Victoria . The constituency includes Pakenham , Warragul , Moe , Wonthaggi , Leongatha and Foster . It was named after the Australian explorer Angus McMillan and created in 1949.
Russell Broadbent of the Liberal Party of Australia has been the incumbent MP for the constituency since 2004 and was re-elected in 2016. [obsolete] He was already a member of the constituency between 1996 and 1998.
Previous MPs
| Surname | Political party | Terms of office |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Brown | Liberal Party of Australia | 1949-1955 |
| Alexander Buchanan | Liberal Party of Australia | 1955-1972 |
| independent | 1972-1972 | |
| Arthur Hewson | Country Party of Australia | 1972-1975 |
| Barry Simon | Liberal Party of Australia | 1975-1980 |
| Barry Cunningham | Australian Labor Party | 1980-1990 |
| John Riggall | Liberal Party of Australia | 1990-1993 |
| Barry Cunningham | Australian Labor Party | 1993-1996 |
| Russell Broadbent | Liberal Party of Australia | 1996-1998 |
| Christian Zahra | Australian Labor Party | 1998-2004 |
| Russell Broadbent | Liberal Party of Australia | 2004– |