Division of Casey

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The Division of Casey is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and is named for Richard Casey, who was Governor-General of Australia 1965-69. It is located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne and includes the suburbs of Croydon, Montrose, Olinda and Warrandyte. When it was created it was a highly marginal seat, and at the 1972 federal election it was regarded as the "litmus seat, which the Australian Labor Party had to win to gain government (it did). But in recent years boundary and demographic changes have made Casey an increasingly safe seat for the Liberal Party. Labor has not held the seat since 1984. The seat's most prominent member has been Robert Halverson, who was Speaker of the House of Representatives 1996-98.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
Hon Peter Howson Liberal 1969-72
Race Mathews ALP 1972-75
Peter Falconer Liberal 1975-83
Peter Steedman ALP 1983-84
Hon Robert Halverson Liberal 1984-98
Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge Liberal 1998-2001
Tony Smith Liberal 2001-
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

Aston | Ballarat | Batman | Bendigo | Bruce | Calwell | Casey | Chisholm | Corangamite | Corio | Deakin | Dunkley | Flinders | Gellibrand | Gippsland | Goldstein | Gorton | Higgins | Holt | Hotham | Indi | Isaacs | Jagajaga | Kooyong | Lalor | La Trobe | McEwen | McMillan | Mallee | Maribyrnong | Melbourne | Melbourne Ports | Menzies | Murray | Scullin | Wannon | Wills