| Corio Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
) Division of Corio in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Richard Marles |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Corio Bay |
| Electors | 110,322 (2019) |
| Area | 773 km2 (298.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Corio is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. Named for Corio Bay, it has always been based on the city of Geelong, although in the past it stretched as far east as the outer western suburbs of Melbourne.
The current Member for Corio, since the 2007 federal election, is Richard Marles, the current Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party.
History
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For most of the first seven decades after Federation, it was a marginal seat that frequently changed hands between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. However, Labor has held it without interruption since a 1967 by-election, and since the 1980s it has been one of Labor's safest non-metropolitan seats. Presently, the Liberals need a 10 percent swing to win it, up from 7.7 percent at the time the writs were dropped for the 2016 election.[1]
Its most prominent members have been Richard Casey, a leading Cabinet member in the 1930s and later Governor-General; John Dedman, a Chifley government minister; Hubert Opperman, a former cycling champion and a minister in the Menzies government; and Gordon Scholes, who was Speaker during the Whitlam government and a minister in the Hawke government.
Boundaries
The division comprises an area of 773 square kilometres (298 sq mi) from the western shores of Port Phillip Bay, stretching to the north of Geelong and inland. Besides Geelong, it includes Avalon, Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, Belmont, Breakwater, Corio, Drumcondra, Fyansford, East Geelong, North Geelong, South Geelong, Geelong West, Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill, Highton, Lara, Lovely Banks, Manifold Heights, Moolap, Newcomb, Norlane, North Shore, Portarlington, St Albans Park, Rippleside and Whittington; and parts of Anakie, Batesford, Clifton Springs, Fyansford, Leopold, Newtown, and Thomson.[2]
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
) | Richard Crouch (1868–1949) | Protectionist | 29 March 1901 – 26 May 1909 | Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Corangamite in 1929 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 26 May 1909 – 13 April 1910 | ||||
) | Alfred Ozanne (1877–1961) | Labor | 13 April 1910 – 31 May 1913 | Lost seat | |
) | William Kendell (1851–1922) | Commonwealth Liberal | 31 May 1913 – 5 September 1914 | Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1916 | |
| | Alfred Ozanne (1877–1961) | Labor | 5 September 1914 – 5 May 1917 | Lost seat | |
) | John Lister (1875–1935) | Nationalist | 5 May 1917 – 12 October 1929 | Lost seat | |
) | Arthur Lewis (1882–1975) | Labor | 12 October 1929 – 19 December 1931 | Lost seat | |
) | Richard Casey (1890–1976) | United Australia | 19 December 1931 – 30 January 1940 | Served as minister under Lyons, Page and Menzies. Resigned in order to become the Australian Ambassador to the United States. Later elected to the Division of La Trobe in 1949 | |
) | John Dedman (1896–1973) | Labor | 2 March 1940 – 10 December 1949 | Served as minister under Curtin, Forde and Chifley. Lost seat | |
) | Hubert Opperman (1904–1996) | Liberal | 10 December 1949 – 10 June 1967 | Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Menzies. Served as minister under Menzies and Holt. Resigned to become the High Commissioner to Malta | |
) | Gordon Scholes (1931–2018) | Labor | 22 July 1967 – 8 February 1993 | Served as Speaker during the Whitlam and Fraser Governments. Served as minister under Hawke. Retired | |
) | Gavan O'Connor (1947–) | Labor | 13 March 1993 – 18 October 2007 | Lost preselection and then lost seat | |
| Independent | 18 October 2007 – 24 November 2007 | ||||
) | Richard Marles (1967–) | Labor | 24 November 2007 – present | Served as minister under Rudd. Currently the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Incumbent |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Richard Marles | 47,010 | 47.60 | +4.18 | |
| Liberal | Alastair Thomson | 33,426 | 33.85 | −2.78 | |
| Greens | Amber Forbes | 12,902 | 13.07 | +1.38 | |
| United Australia | Desmond Sanborn | 5,414 | 5.48 | +5.48 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,752 | 96.44 | +1.10 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,648 | 3.56 | −1.10 | ||
| Turnout | 102,400 | 92.83 | +0.70 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Richard Marles | 59,572 | 60.32 | +2.12 | |
| Liberal | Alastair Thomson | 39,180 | 39.68 | −2.12 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.12 | |||
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "2013 Federal Post-Election Pendulum". Election Blog. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Corio (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Corio, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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