Division of Kooyong

The Division of Kooyong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was one of the divisions for the first Federal election in 1901. It includes the suburbs of Kew, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Balwyn, Canterbury, Camberwell and Surrey Hills. It is named after the suburb of Kooyong. Kooyong is an Indigenous Australian word meaning resting place. Because of boundary changes over the years, the suburb of Kooyong is no longer in the Division and is now in the Division of Higgins.

Members
MemberPartyTerm William Knox Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 Sir Robert Best Commonwealth Liberal 1910–1917  Nationalist 1917–1922 John Latham Liberal Union 1922–1925  Nationalist 1925–1931  United Australia 1931–1934 Sir Robert Menzies United Australia 1934–1944  Liberal 1944–1966  Andrew Peacock Liberal 1966–1994  Petro Georgiou Liberal 1994–2010  Josh Frydenberg Liberal 2010–2022  Monique Ryan Independent 2022–present

Kooyong has been held by non-Labor parties since 1901. Famous members include the Opposition Leader and later Chief Justice John Latham, Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock.  

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Kooyong – Australian Electoral Commission
 Josh Frydenberg's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of Victoria, Australia
Category:1901 establishments in Australia