Division of Corio

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The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Corio Bay. It has always been based on the city of Geelong, although in the past it has also included parts of the western suburbs of Melbourne. For most of its history it has been a marginal seat, but since the 1970s it has become fairly safe for the Australian Labor Party. Its most prominent members have been Richard Casey, a leading Cabinet member in the 1930s and later Governor-General, and Gordon Scholes, who was Speaker during the Whitlam government.

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Member Party Term
Hon Richard Crouch Protectionist, Liberal 1901-10
Alfred Ozanne ALP 1910-13
William Kendell Liberal 1913-14
Alfred Ozanne ALP 1914-17
John Lister Nationalist 1917-29
Arthur Lewis ALP 1929-31
Hon Richard Casey UAP 1931-40
Hon John Dedman ALP 1940-49
Hon Sir Hubert Opperman Liberal 1949-67
Hon Gordon Scholes ALP 1967-93
Gavan O'Connor ALP 1993-
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
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