Division of Corangamite facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CorangamiteAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Corangamite (green) in Victoria
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| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Sarah Henderson |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Lake Corangamite |
| Electors | 101,512 (2010) |
| Area | 7,724 km2 (2,982.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Corangamite is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for Lake Corangamite.
It covers an area of 7624 km2 in the Western District of Victoria. It has always included Colac, but now most of its voters live in the southern suburbs of Geelong and coastal towns including Anglesea and Queenscliff.
Corangamite was identified as the most marginal seat in Australia for the 2013 election. It only needed a swing of 0.3% to change to the Liberal Party. The Liberals received a swing of 4.22% and won the seat.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Chester Manifold | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Gratton Wilson | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1903–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| James Scullin | Labor | 1910–1913 | |
| Chester Manifold | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1918 | ||
| William Gibson | Country | 1918–1929 | |
| Richard Crouch | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| William Gibson | Country | 1931–1934 | |
| Geoffrey Street | United Australia | 1934–1940 | |
| Allan McDonald | United Australia | 1940–1944 | |
| Liberal | 1944–1953 | ||
| Dan Mackinnon | Liberal | 1953–1966 | |
| Tony Street | Liberal | 1966–1984 | |
| Stewart McArthur | Liberal | 1984–2007 | |
| Darren Cheeseman | Labor | 2007–2013 | |
| Sarah Henderson | Liberal | 2013-present | |
Famous members include James Scullin who later became Prime Minister of Australia, and Richard Crouch who gave the money to set up the Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Tony Street held a number of important roles in the Fraser Government including Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Election results
Images for kids
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Lake Corangamite (in the background), the division's namesake
