Division of Gippsland

It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale and Traralgon.

[1] It is one of two original divisions in Victoria to have never elected a Labor-endorsed member, the other being Kooyong.

Prominent former members include Allan McLean, a former Premier of Victoria who served as a minister under George Reid; and Peter Nixon, a senior minister in the Coalition governments from Harold Holt to Malcolm Fraser.

Then-sitting MP Peter McGauran announced his resignation in April 2008, sparking a June 2008 by-election, with the three major parties all contesting the election.

The Nationals retained the seat on an increased margin, electing Darren Chester.

The Avon River located within Gippsland . The division takes its name from the region the river is located in.
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Gippsland in the 2022 federal election . The winning candidate got over 50% of first preference votes, so this alluvial diagram is indicative only, and preference flows were not used to determine the final result. The preference flows were used to determine the two-candidate-preferred .