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Federal divisions of Maribyrnong and Hinkler

Speaker of the House of Representatives < 1 mins read

As previously announced, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP received letters of resignation from the Honourable Keith Pitt as the Federal Member for Hinkler and the Honourable Bill Shorten as the Federal Member for Maribyrnong.

With a general election pending, the Speaker has decided that writs will not be issued, and by-elections will not be held for the federal divisions of Hinkler and Maribyrnong.

This will avoid the necessity for the electors of Hinkler and Maribyrnong to participate in two elections within a short period of time.

The electors of Hinkler and Maribyrnong will be given the opportunity to fill the vacancies at the general election.

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