Division of Casey

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Casey
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Victoria
Created: 1969
MP: Tony Smith
Party: Liberal
Namesake: Richard Casey
Electors: 89,313
Area: 409 km² (157.9 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan

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 and Olinda. 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
  Peter Howson Liberal 1969—1972
  Race Mathews Labor 1972—1975
  Peter Falconer Liberal 1975—1983
  Peter Steedman Labor 1983—1984
  Bob Halverson Liberal 1984—1998
  Michael Wooldridge Liberal 1998—2001
  Tony Smith Liberal 2001—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Casey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Smith 41,897 50.15 -6.12
Labor Dympna Beard 29,949 35.85 +6.17
Greens Salore Craig 6,112 7.32 -0.55
Family First Daniel Harrison 3,501 4.19 +0.14
Democrats Tony Inglese 1,546 1.85 +0.60
Christian Democrats George Moran 533 0.64 +0.64
Total formal votes 83,538 97.22 +1.07
Informal votes 2,389 2.78 -1.07
Turnout 85,927 96.21 +0.44
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Tony Smith 46,726 55.93 -5.42
Labor Dympna Beard 36,812 44.07 +5.42
Liberal hold Swing -5.42
Australian federal election, 2004: Casey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Smith 45,050 56.27 +4.98
Labor Tony Dib 23,762 29.68 -3.58
Greens Joy Ringrose 6,302 7.87 +0.98
Family First Andrew Rushton 3,243 4.05 +4.05
Democrats Jos Vandersman 1,002 1.25 -7.31
Daniel Chapman 531 0.66 +0.66
Citizens Electoral Council Jeremy Beck 167 0.21 +0.21
Total formal votes 80,057 96.15 -0.27
Informal votes 3,208 3.85 +0.27
Turnout 83,265 95.77 +0.02
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Tony Smith 49,111 61.35 +4.15
Labor Tony Dib 30,946 38.65 -4.15
Liberal hold Swing +4.15
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