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Corio
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Corio (green) in VictoriaCreated: 1900 MP: Richard Marles Party: Labor Namesake: Corio Bay Area: 815 km² (315 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Corio Bay. It has always been based on the city of Geelong, although in the past it has also included parts of the western suburbs of Melbourne. For most of its history it has been a marginal seat, but since the 1970s it has become fairly safe for the Australian Labor Party. Its most prominent members have been Richard Casey, a leading Cabinet member in the 1930s and later Governor-General, and Gordon Scholes, who was Speaker during the Whitlam government. In 2007 the then sitting Labor member, Gavan O'Connor, lost preselection for the 2007 election to ACTU Assistant Secretary Richard Marles.
Members
Member Party Term Richard Crouch Protectionist 1901–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 Alfred Ozanne Labor 1910–1913 William Kendell Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1914 Alfred Ozanne Labor 1914–1917 John Lister Nationalist 1917–1929 Arthur Lewis Labor 1929–1931 Richard Casey United Australia 1931–1940 John Dedman Labor 1940–1949 Hubert Opperman Liberal 1949–1967 Gordon Scholes Labor 1967–1993 Gavan O'Connor Labor 1993–2007 Independent 2007–2007 Richard Marles Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of CorioAustralian federal election, 2010: Corio Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Richard Marles 42,578 51.51 +6.02 Liberal Don Gibson 25,729 31.13 +1.52 Greens Gavin Brown 10,355 12.53 +6.62 Family First Scott Amberley 3,028 3.66 -0.30 Socialist Alliance Sue Bull 971 1.17 +0.77 Total formal votes 82,661 95.49 -0.78 Informal votes 3,905 4.51 +0.78 Turnout 86,566 94.12 -1.30 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Richard Marles 53,083 64.22 +5.29 Liberal Don Gibson 29,578 35.78 -5.29 Labor hold Swing +5.29 References
- Division of Corio, Australian Electoral Commission
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria Aston · Ballarat · Batman · Bendigo · Bruce · Calwell · Casey · Chisholm · Corangamite · Corio · Deakin · Dunkley · Flinders · Gellibrand · Gippsland · Goldstein · Gorton · Higgins · Holt · Hotham · Indi · Isaacs · Jagajaga · Kooyong · Lalor · La Trobe · Mallee · Maribyrnong · McEwen · McMillan · Melbourne · Melbourne Ports · Menzies · Murray · Scullin · Wannon · Wills
Abolished: Balaclava · Bourke · Burke (1949-55) · Burke (1969-2004) · Corinella (1901-06) · Corinella (1990-96) · Darebin · Diamond Valley · Echuca · Fawkner · Grampians · Henty · Higinbotham · Hoddle · Isaacs (1949-69) · Laanecoorie · Mernda · Moira · Northern Melbourne · Scullin (1955-69) · Southern Melbourne · Streeton · Wimmera · Yarra
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern TerritoriesCategories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
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