Electoral district of Geelong
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The Electoral district of Geelong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. It is based around inner metropolitan Geelong
and includes the suburbs of Bell Park, Drumcondra
, East Geelong, Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown
and South Geelong and parts of Highton
, and North Geelong. Incomes vary strongly across the seat, and it is often aligned with the governing Party, due to similar demographics to the state at large.
It has been held since 1999 by Ian Trezise
for the ALP
, who won that election by 16 votes after recounts. The Victorian Parliament
was hung at that election, and the results for the seat of Geelong, which took several days to arrive at, had a significant impact on the events which brought the Bracks government to power. At the 2002 election, the seat's margin grew to 8.1%. However, neither major party considers it safe, as it has been won by the governing party for every election between 1985 and 2006, but was narrowly held by Labor in the 2010 election
.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. It is based around inner metropolitan Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
and includes the suburbs of Bell Park, Drumcondra
Drumcondra, Victoria
Drumcondra is a wealthy residential bayside suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay. It is the smallest suburb in Geelong and one of the smallest in Victoria....
, East Geelong, Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown
Newtown, Victoria
Newtown is an inner western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a primarily residential area occupying one of the highest points of urban Geelong, has always been a desirable place of residence and it is the location of many of Geelong's oldest and most valuable properties.The locality of...
and South Geelong and parts of Highton
Highton, Victoria
Highton is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is bordered by the Barrabool Hills and Wandana Heights to the west, the Barwon River to the north and east, the former Kardinia Creek to the south-east, and the Princes Highway and Pigdons Road to the south.-History:Grazier John...
, and North Geelong. Incomes vary strongly across the seat, and it is often aligned with the governing Party, due to similar demographics to the state at large.
It has been held since 1999 by Ian Trezise
Ian Trezise
Ian Douglas Trezise is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since September 1999, representing the seat of Geelong.- Background :...
for the ALP
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, who won that election by 16 votes after recounts. The Victorian Parliament
Parliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of The Queen, represented by the Governor of Victoria; the Legislative Council ; and the Legislative Assembly...
was hung at that election, and the results for the seat of Geelong, which took several days to arrive at, had a significant impact on the events which brought the Bracks government to power. At the 2002 election, the seat's margin grew to 8.1%. However, neither major party considers it safe, as it has been won by the governing party for every election between 1985 and 2006, but was narrowly held by Labor in the 2010 election
Victorian state election, 2010
The 2010 Victorian state election was held on 27 November. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government, led by John Brumby, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Ted Baillieu....
.
Members for Geelong
| First incarnation (1856–1859, 4 members) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term |
| Sir Charles Sladen Charles Sladen Sir Charles Sladen, KCMG , Australian colonial politician, was the 6th Premier of Victoria.Sladen was born in England near Walmer, Kent, the second son of John Baker Sladen, deputy-lieutenant of the county. He was educated at Shrewsbury and later at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 1840, he graduated... |
1856–1857 | Alexander Fyfe | 1856–1857 | Charles Read | 1856–1858 | John Brooke | 1856–1859 |
| Alexander Thomson Alexander Thomson (pioneer) Dr. Alexander Thomson was elected as the first mayor of Geelong and held the position on five occasions from 1850 - 1858... |
1857–1859 | George Board | 1858–1859 | James Harrison James Harrison (engineer) James Harrison was an Australian newspaper printer, journalist, politician, and pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration.-Early life:... |
1858–1859 | ||
| Second incarnation (1877–1889, 3 members) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term |
| Charles Kernot | 1877–1880 | Robert de Bruce Johnstone | 1877–1881 | Sir Graham Berry Graham Berry Sir Graham Berry KCMG , Australian colonial politician, was the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most Radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria, and made the most determined efforts to break the power of the Victorian Legislative Council, the stronghold of the... |
1877–1886 |
| Charles Andrews Sr. | 1880 | ||||
| Charles Kernot | 1880–1882 | George Cunningham | 1881–1886 | ||
| Joseph Connor Joseph Connor Joseph Connor is an English footballer who currently plays for Charlotte Eagles in the USL Professional Division.-College:... |
1882–1886 | ||||
| John Donaghy John Donaghy John Donaghy was an English professional football manager who coached Dutch teams ADO Den Haag between 1928 and 1932 and Be Quick 1887 between 1932 and 1936.-References:... |
1886–1889 | James Munro James Munro (Australian politician) James Munro , Australian colonial politician, was the 15th Premier of Victoria.-Early life:James Munro was born in Armadale, Sutherland, Scotland, to Donald Munro and his wife, Georgina. James Munro's grandparents were an Alexander Munro of the family of Foulis, Ross-shire and Barbara Mackay, a... |
1886–1889 | Charles Andrews Sr. | 1886–1889 |
| Third incarnation (1889–1904, 2 members) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| James Munro James Munro (Australian politician) James Munro , Australian colonial politician, was the 15th Premier of Victoria.-Early life:James Munro was born in Armadale, Sutherland, Scotland, to Donald Munro and his wife, Georgina. James Munro's grandparents were an Alexander Munro of the family of Foulis, Ross-shire and Barbara Mackay, a... |
1889–1892 | Charles Andrews Sr. | 1889–1894 |
| John Rout Hopkins | 1892–1894 | ||
| H. B. Higgins H. B. Higgins Henry Bournes Higgins , Australian politician and judge, always known in his lifetime as H. B. Higgins, was a highly influential figure in Australian politics and law.-Career:... |
1894–1900 | William Gurr | 1894–1902 |
| Charles Andrews Jr. | 1900–1904 | George Martin | 1902–1904 |
| Fourth incarnation (1904–1976, 1 member) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| William Colechin | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1904–1907 | |
| William Gurr | Ministerialist | 1907–1908 | |
| William Plain William Plain William Plain was a Scottish-born Australian politician.Born in Scotland, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1890, where he became a farm worker and goldminer at Lara, Victoria. In 1908, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Geelong... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1908–1916 | |
| Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
1916–1917 | ||
| Robert Purnell | Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
1917–1920 | |
| William Brownbill William Brownbill William Brownbill was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly on two occasions from 1920 to 1932, then from 1935 until his death in 1938. He represented the electoral district of Geelong for the Australian Labor Party... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1920–1932 | |
| Edward Austin | United Australia United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia... |
1932–1935 | |
| William Brownbill William Brownbill William Brownbill was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly on two occasions from 1920 to 1932, then from 1935 until his death in 1938. He represented the electoral district of Geelong for the Australian Labor Party... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1935–1938 | |
| Fanny Brownbill Fanny Brownbill Fanny Eileen Brownbill was an Australian state politician, serving as the Labor Party Member for Geelong, Victoria, serving from 1938 until her death in 1948... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1938–1948 | |
| Edward Montgomery Edward Montgomery (Australian politician) Edward Hugh Montgomery was an Australian politician.Born in Ballarat, Montgomery attended Ballarat Grammar School and the Gordon Institute, where he studied education. He was assistant master at Ballarat Grammar School from 1928 to 1940 and at Geelong Grammar School from 1941 to 1948... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1948–1950 | |
| James Dunn | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1950–1955 | |
| Sir Thomas Maltby | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1955–1961 | |
| Hayden Birrell | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1961–1976 | |
| Fifth incarnation (1985–present, 1 member) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Hayden Shell | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1985–1992 | |
| Ann Henderson | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1992–1999 | |
| Ian Trezise Ian Trezise Ian Douglas Trezise is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since September 1999, representing the seat of Geelong.- Background :... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1999–present | |
Election results
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territoriesParliaments of the Australian states and territoriesThe Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various...
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly