# Division of Corio

The Division of Corio (/kəraɪoʊ/) is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. Named for Corio Bay, it has always been based on the city of Geelong, although in the past it stretched as far east as the outer western suburbs of Melbourne.
The current Member for Corio, since the 2007 federal election, is Richard Marles, the current Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.

## History

For most of the first seven decades after Federation, it was a marginal seat that frequently changed hands between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. However, Labor has held it without interruption since a 1967 by-election, and since the 1980s it has been one of Labor's safest non-metropolitan seats. Presently, the Liberal Party need a near 13 percent swing to win it.
Its most prominent members have been Richard Casey, a leading Cabinet member in the 1930s and later Governor-General; John Dedman, a Chifley government minister; Hubert Opperman, a former cycling champion and a minister in the Menzies government; and Gordon Scholes, who was Speaker during the Whitlam government and a minister in the Hawke government.

## Boundaries

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.
The division comprises an area of 773 square kilometres (298 sq mi) from the western shores of Port Phillip Bay, stretching to the north of Geelong and inland. Besides Geelong, it includes Avalon, Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, Belmont, Breakwater, Corio, Drumcondra, Fyansford, East Geelong, North Geelong, South Geelong, Geelong West, Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill, Highton, Lara, Lovely Banks, Manifold Heights, Moolap, Newcomb, Norlane, North Shore, Portarlington, St Albans Park, Rippleside and Whittington; and parts of Anakie, Batesford, Clifton Springs, Fyansford, Leopold, Newtown, and Thomson.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| Richard Crouch (1868–1949) | Protectionist | 29 March 1901 – 26 May 1909 | Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Corangamite in 1929 |
| Richard Crouch (1868–1949) | Liberal | 26 May 1909 – 13 April 1910 | Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Corangamite in 1929 |
| Alfred Ozanne (1877–1961) | Labor | 13 April 1910 – 31 May 1913 | Lost seat |
| William Kendell (1851–1922) | Liberal | 31 May 1913 – 5 September 1914 | Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1916 |
| Alfred Ozanne (1877–1961) | Labor | 5 September 1914 – 5 May 1917 | Lost seat |
| John Lister (1875–1935) | Nationalist | 5 May 1917 – 12 October 1929 | Lost seat |
| Arthur Lewis (1882–1975) | Labor | 12 October 1929 – 19 December 1931 | Lost seat |
| Richard Casey (1890–1976) | United Australia | 19 December 1931 – 30 January 1940 | Served as minister under Lyons, Page and Menzies. Resigned to become the Australian Ambassador to the United States. Later elected to the Division of La Trobe in 1949 |
| John Dedman (1896–1973) | Labor | 2 March 1940 – 10 December 1949 | Served as minister under Curtin, Forde and Chifley. Lost seat |
| Hubert Opperman (1904–1996) | Liberal | 10 December 1949 – 10 June 1967 | Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Menzies. Served as minister under Menzies and Holt. Resigned to become the High Commissioner to Malta |
| Gordon Scholes (1931–2018) | Labor | 22 July 1967 – 8 February 1993 | Served as Speaker during the Whitlam and Fraser Governments. Served as minister under Hawke. Retired |
| Gavan O'Connor (1947–) | Labor | 13 March 1993 – 18 October 2007 | Lost preselection and then lost seat |
| Gavan O'Connor (1947–) | Independent | 18 October 2007 – 24 November 2007 | Lost preselection and then lost seat |
| Richard Marles (1967–) | Labor | 24 November 2007 – present | Served as minister under Rudd. Incumbent. Currently a minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Albanese |

## Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Corio :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Richard Marles | 40,846 | 42.13 | −5.47 |
| | Liberal | Manish Patel | 23,822 | 24.57 | −9.28 |
| | Greens | Simon Northeast | 14,450 | 14.91 | +1.84 |
| | United Australia | Shane Murdock | 4,781 | 4.93 | −0.55 |
| | One Nation | Robert Jones | 3,788 | 3.91 | +3.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Payne | 3,383 | 3.49 | +3.49 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Sue Bull | 2,444 | 2.52 | +2.52 |
| | Animal Justice | Naomi Adams | 2,350 | 2.42 | +2.42 |
| | Federation | Jessica Taylor | 1,080 | 1.11 | +1.11 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,944 | 94.78 | −1.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,341 | 5.22 | +1.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,285 | 90.91 | −2.97 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Richard Marles | 60,919 | 62.84 | +2.52 |
| | Liberal | Manish Patel | 36,025 | 37.16 | −2.52 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.52 | |