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The Division of Corangamite is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Lake Corangamite, although the lake no longer falls within the division's boundaries.

The division is located in the Western district of Victoria covering {{convert|7624|km2}}. It is a mixed electorate, including the growing surf coast area, the southern suburbs of {{VICcity|Geelong}} as well as rural areas to the west. Starting at {{VICcity|Queenscliff}} in the east, the electorate runs down the surf coast to include {{VICcity|Aireys Inlet}}, {{VICcity|Anglesea}}, {{VICcity|Apollo Bay}}, {{VICcity|Barwon Heads}}, {{VICcity|Belmont}}, {{VICcity|Grovedale}}, {{VICcity|Highton}}, {{VICcity|Lorne}}, {{VICcity|Ocean Grove}}, Wye River and {{VICcity|Torquay}}. The electorate includes the rural centre of {{VICcity|Colac}}, as well as all the suburbs of Geelong south of the Barwon River.^[1]

The current Member for Corangamite, since the 2013 federal election, is Sarah Henderson, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

History

Until the 1930s it was usually a marginal seat which leaned toward the conservative parties, but was won by the Australian Labor Party during high-tide elections. In 1918, it was the first seat won by what would become the Country Party.

It was held by the Liberals (and their immediate predecessor, the United Australia Party) without interruption from 1934 to 2007. A reasonably safe seat for most of the time from the 1950s to the 1990s, it became increasingly less safe from 1998 onward as successive redistributions pushed it further into Geelong. This resulted in the seat falling to Labor by less than one percent at the 2007 federal election for the first time since 1929, and only the third time ever. It was retained by Labor on less than half a percent in 2010, but returned to the Liberals in 2013.

Prominent members include James Scullin, who later became the Prime Minister of Australia in 1929-32; Fraser Government Minister Tony Street, and longtime Liberal backbencher Stewart McArthur.^[2]

In 2018, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) published its report on the proposed redistribution of Victoria's federal divisions. The report proposed renaming Corangamite to Cox, after swimming instructor May Cox. Incumbent MP Sarah Henderson said the new name "has already prompted some ridicule on social media".^[3] In the commission's final determination, the decision was made to retain the name of Corangamite.^[4]

Members

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Member

Party

Term

Notes

Protectionist}}|

Protectionist

29 March 1901 –
23 November 1903

Retired

Free Trade}}|

Gratton Wilson
{{small|(1863–1948)}}

Free Trade/Anti-Socialist

16 December 1903 –
26 May 1909

Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Villiers and Heytesbury. Lost seat

Commonwealth Liberal}}|

Commonwealth Liberal

26 May 1909 –
13 April 1910

Labor}}|

Labor

13 April 1910 –
31 May 1913

Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Yarra in 1922

Commonwealth Liberal}}|

Chester Manifold
{{small|(1852–1932)}}

Commonwealth Liberal

31 May 1913 –
17 February 1917

Died in office

Nationalist}}|

Nationalist

17 February 1917 –
30 October 1918

Country}}|

Victorian Farmers' Union/Country

14 December 1918 –
12 October 1929

Served as minister under Bruce. Lost seat

Labor}}|

Labor

12 October 1929 –
19 December 1931

Previously held the Division of Corio. Lost seat

Country}}|

Country

19 December 1931 –
7 August 1934

Transferred to the Senate

UAP}}|

United Australia

15 September 1934 –
13 August 1940

Served as minister under Lyons, Page and Menzies. Died in office. Son is Tony Street

UAP}}|

Allan McDonald
{{small|(1888–1953)}}

United Australia

21 September 1940 –
21 February 1945

Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Polwarth. Served as minister under Menzies and Fadden. Died in office

Liberal}}|

Liberal

21 February 1945 –
10 June 1953

Liberal}}|

Liberal

29 August 1953 –
31 October 1966

Previously held the Division of Wannon. Retired

Liberal}}|

Liberal

26 November 1966 –
18 January 1984

Served as minister under Fraser. Resigned in order to retire from politics. Father was Geoffrey Street

Liberal}}|

Liberal

18 February 1984 –
24 November 2007

Lost seat

Labor}}|

Labor

24 November 2007 –
7 September 2013

Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of South Barwon in 2018

Liberal}}|

Liberal

7 September 2013 –
present

Incumbent

Election results

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/corangamite.htm |title=Profile of the electoral division of Corangamite (Vic) |work= Current federal electoral divisions |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission |date=25 September 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013 }}
2. ^{{cite news |author=Green, Antony |authorlink=Antony Green |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/guide/cora/ |title=Federal election 2013: Corangamite results |work=Australia Votes |publisher=ABC |location=Australia |date=11 October 2013 |accessdate=29 November 2013 }}
3. ^{{cite news |title=Proposal to change Corangamite’s name and boundaries|url=https://freelocalnews.com.au/surfcoasttimes/news/proposal-to-change-corangamites-name-and-boundaries/ |accessdate=20 June 2018 |work=Surf Coast Times |date=11 April 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided |url=https://www.aec.gov.au/media/media-releases/2018/06-20.htm |website=Australian Electoral Commission |accessdate=20 June 2018 |language=en-AU}}
5. ^Corangamite, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

History

Members

Election results

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