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.

Corio Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Corio (green) in Victoria
Created	1901
MP	Richard Marles
Party	Labor
Namesake	Corio Bay
Electors	91,924 (2010)
Area	815 km2 (314.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

Members

Member		Party	Term
	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

2022 Australian federal election: Corio
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Marles	40,846	42.13	−5.47
	Liberal	Manish Patel	23,822	24.57	−9.28
	Greens	Simon Northeast	14,450	14.91	+1.84
	United Australia	Shane Murdock	4,781	4.93	−0.55
	One Nation	Robert Jones	3,788	3.91	+3.91
	Liberal Democrats	Max Payne	3,383	3.49	+3.49
	Socialist Alliance	Sue Bull	2,444	2.52	+2.52
	Animal Justice	Naomi Adams	2,350	2.42	+2.42
	Australian Federation	Jessica Taylor	1,080	1.11	+1.11
Total formal votes			96,944	94.78	−1.66
Informal votes			5,341	5.22	+1.66
Turnout			102,285	90.91	−2.97
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Richard Marles	60,919	62.84	+2.52
	Liberal	Manish Patel	36,025	37.16	−2.52
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.52

Division Of Corio Media

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  Corio Bay, the division's namesake

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  Alfred Ozanne

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  William Kendell

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  Alfred Ozanne

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  John Lister

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  Arthur Lewis

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  Richard Casey

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  John Dedman

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  A 1965 black and white portrait of Hubert Opperman, MHR for Corio

Other websites

• Division of Corio - Australian Electoral Commission
• Richard Marles' website