Division of La Trobe

The Division of La Trobe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It covers the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At first it was closer to the city, but boundaries have since been changed. It originally included the suburbs of Croydon, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully and Ringwood. It now includes Boronia, Belgrave, Ferntree Gully, Berwick, Beaconsfield, Officer, Gembrook, Emerald and Cockatoo.[1]

La Trobe
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of La Trobe (green) in Victoria
Created1949
MPJason Wood
PartyLiberal
NamesakeCharles La Trobe
Electors97,956 (2010)
Area558 km2 (215.4 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan

The Division was set up in 1949, and named after Charles La Trobe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria.[1]

Members

Member Party Term
  Richard Casey Liberal 1949–1960
  John Jess Liberal 1960–1972
  Tony Lamb Labor 1972–1975
  Marshall Baillieu Liberal 1975–1980
  Peter Milton Labor 1980–1990
  Bob Charles Liberal 1990–2004
  Jason Wood Liberal 2004–2010
  Laura Smyth Labor 2010–2013
  Jason Wood Liberal 2013–present

The first person to hold the seat was Richard Casey, Baron Casey, later the 16th Governor-General of Australia. He was later given a seat in the British House of Lords. The Division of Casey, which is next to La Trobe, is named after him. In 1961, the division was the subject of a book, Parties and People: A Survey Based on the La Trobe Electorate, by Creighton Burns.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: La Trobe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 41,786 45.58 −0.20
Labor Abi Kumar 23,918 26.09 −7.55
Greens Michael Schilling 9,980 10.89 +3.32
United Australia Merryn Mott 6,182 6.74 +3.80
One Nation Hadden Ervin 4,555 4.97 −0.62
Animal Justice Helen Jeges 2,450 2.67 +2.67
Liberal Democrats Michael Abelman 1,911 2.08 +2.08
Australian Federation Rebecca Skinner 890 0.97 +0.97
Total formal votes 91,672 95.34 −0.11
Informal votes 4,483 4.66 +0.11
Turnout 96,155 90.89 +1.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Wood 53,803 58.69 +3.56
Labor Abi Kumar 37,869 41.31 −3.56
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold Swing +3.56

Division Of La Trobe Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of La Trobe (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. La Trobe, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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Coordinates: 37°58′16″S 145°25′26″E / 37.971°S 145.424°E / -37.971; 145.424