Division of Corio

The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was one of the first 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for Corio Bay. It covers an area of 989 km2 based on the city of Geelong. In the past it has also included parts of the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Members
MemberPartyTerm 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

Its famous members include Richard Crouch who was the youngest member of the first parliament, and later gave money to set up the Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.  Richard Casey, a leading Cabinet member in the 1930s and later Governor-General. Hubert Opperman was a former cycling champion and a minister in the Menzies Government. Gordon Scholes  was Speaker during the Whitlam Government and a minister in the Hawke Government. In 2007, Labor party changed its candidate for the next election. Gavan O'Connor resigned and sat as an independent and unsuccessfully stood in the 2007 election. Richard Marles was ACTU Assistant Secretary and Minister for Trade in the Rudd Government. In 2022, following the election of the Albanese Labor government, Marles became Deputy Prime Minister.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Corio – Australian Electoral Commission
 Richard Marles' website

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