The Hotham federal electorate covers an area of approximately 71 sq km from Oakleigh in the north to Dingley Village in the south.
The main suburbs include Bentleigh East, Carnegie, Clarinda, Clayton, Clayton South, Cheltenham, Dingley Village, Mentone, Moorabbin, Murrumbeena, Noble Park, Oakleigh, Oakleigh South, Springvale and Springvale South.
Hotham was named after Sir Charles Hotham (1806-1855), Governor of Victoria (1853-1855).