Electoral district of Polwarth
- Electoral district of Polwarth
The Electoral district of Polwarth is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers much of the rural territory west of Geelong and includes the towns of Anglesea, Lorne, Lismore and Colac.
The seat has existed since 1889 and has always been held by conservative parties. The Liberal Party of Australia has held the seat continuously since 1949, although the Nationals have provided strong challenges on occasions, such as at the 1999 election when election night figures suggested retired AFL Footballer Paul Couch would win the seat. [http://www.abc.net.au/vic99/electorates/data/results/POLW.htm] Although ultimately Couch failed to finish ahead of the Labor Party candidate and the Liberals Terry Mulder won after receiving preferences from Couch. [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state1999resultPolwarthDistrict.html]
At the 2002 election, Mulder retained the seat with a margin of 9.53%.
Members for Polwarth
ee also
*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links
* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/PolwarthDistrictprofile.html Electorate profile: Polwarth District, Victorian Electoral Commission]
* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state2002resultPolwarthDistrict.html State Election 2002: Polwarth District, Victorian Electoral Commission]
* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state1999resultPolwarthDistrict.html State Election 1999: Polwarth District, Victorian Electoral Commission]
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