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Wannon
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Wannon (green) in VictoriaCreated: 1900 MP: Dan Tehan Party: Liberal Namesake: Wannon River Area: 33,854 km² (13,071 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the south-west of the state, and encompasses most of the Western Region of the state. It adjoins the South Australian border in the west, and the Bass Strait coast in the south. The Division encompasses the towns of Warnambool, Portland, Ararat, Hamilton, Stawell and Halls Gap. The Grampians and the Port Campbell National Parks are in the Division.
The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after the Wannon River. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat. The seat has been held by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and is currently held by Dan Tehan.
Members
Member Party Term Samuel Cooke Free Trade 1901–1903 Arthur Robinson Free Trade 1903–1906 John McDougall Labor 1906–1913 Arthur Rodgers Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1916 Nationalist 1916–1922 John McNeill Labor 1922–1925 Arthur Rodgers Nationalist 1925–1929 John McNeill Labor 1929–1931 Thomas Scholfield United Australia 1931–1940 Donald McLeod Labor 1940–1949 Daniel Mackinnon Liberal 1949–1951 Donald McLeod Labor 1951–1955 Malcolm Fraser Liberal 1955–1983 David Hawker Liberal 1983–2010 Dan Tehan Liberal 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of WannonAustralian federal election, 2010: Wannon Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Dan Tehan 38,813 46.62 -5.94 Labor Judith McNamara 24,502 29.43 -6.74 Greens Lisa Owen 5,016 6.03 -0.95 Independent James Purcell 4,652 5.59 +5.59 Independent Katrina Rainsford 4,066 4.88 +4.88 Independent Ralph Leutton 2,582 3.10 +3.10 Family First Jahzeel Concepcion 1,795 2.16 -2.13 Independent Allan Marsh 1,080 1.30 +1.30 Independent Robert O'Brien 745 0.89 +0.89 Total formal votes 83,251 94.68 -2.73 Informal votes 4,676 5.32 +2.73 Turnout 87,927 95.30 -1.10 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Dan Tehan 47,697 57.29 -0.18 Labor Judith McNamara 35,554 42.71 +0.18 Liberal hold Swing -0.18 References
- Division of Wannon, Australian Electoral Commission
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