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The Division of Ballarat (Ballaarat from 1901 until the 1977 redistribution〔) is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the provincial city of Ballarat; which is apparently derived from the Aboriginal word ''balaarat'', meaning a resting or camping place. The division currently takes in the regional City of Ballarat and the smaller towns of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Blackwood, Buninyong, Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Myrniong and Trentham and part of Burrumbeet. The current Member for Ballarat, since the 2001 federal election, is Catherine King, a member of the Australian Labor Party. ==History== At various times in its existence the division has included other towns such as Ararat, Maryborough, and Stawell. Ballarat is a marginal seat, changing hands at intervals between the Labor Party and the non-Labor parties. Its most prominent member has been Alfred Deakin, who was Prime Minister of Australia three times. Liberal senator Michael Ronaldson was the grandson of Archibald Fisken, a former Member for Ballarat. Ballarat also holds the distinction of seeing the closest seat result in Australian history. Nationalist Edwin Kerby unseated Labor incumbent Charles McGrath by a single vote in 1919. However, McGrath alleged irregularities, and the result was thrown out in 1920, forcing a by-election that was won by McGrath. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Division of Ballarat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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