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Andrew Brown and Jacob Shteyman

Scrapping Vic electorate a 'backwards step', MP says

The seat of Higgins, narrowly won by Labor's Michelle Ananda-Rajah in 2022, will be abolished. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The abolition of an inner-Melbourne federal electorate will be a backwards step for representation and diversity in parliament, the seat's MP says.

The Australian Electoral Commission confirmed on Thursday it would abolish the Victorian seat of Higgins due to population changes at the next election.

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