Division of Wannon

The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.

Wannon
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Wannon (green) in Victoria
Created1900
MPDan Tehan
PartyLiberal
NamesakeWannon River
Area33,854 km2 (13,071.1 sq mi)
DemographicRural

It is in the south-west of the state, and includes much of the western part of Victoria. It is next to the South Australian border in the west, and the Bass Strait coast in the south. The Division includes the towns of Warnambool, Portland, Ararat, Hamilton, Stawell and Halls Gap. The Grampians and the Port Campbell National Parks are in the Division. Maryborough and Avoca will become part of Wannon at the 2013 federal election after changes that took place on December 24, 2010.

The Division was one of the 75 divisions drawn up for the first federal election in 1901. It was named after the Wannon River, which had been named by Major Mitchell in 1836.

Members

Member Party Term
  Samuel Cooke Free Trade 1901–1903
  Arthur Robinson Free Trade 1903–1906
  John McDougall Labor 1906–1913
  Arthur Rodgers Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1922
  John McNeill Labor 1922–1925
  Arthur Rodgers Nationalist 1925–1929
  John McNeill Labor 1929–1931
  Thomas Scholfield United Australia 1931–1940
  Donald McLeod Labor 1940–1949
  Daniel Mackinnon Liberal 1949–1951
  Donald McLeod Labor 1951–1955
  Malcolm Fraser Liberal 1955–1983
  David Hawker Liberal 1983–2010
  Dan Tehan Liberal 2010–present

For the first 50 years the division was held by both the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. However, changes in 1955 removed most of the seat's Labor-friendly territory, and it has been a safe Liberal seat since then. The seat was held by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Wannon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dan Tehan 44,948 44.46 −6.63
Independent Alex Dyson 19,504 19.29 +9.64
Labor Gilbert Wilson 19,303 19.09 −6.85
Greens Hilary McAllister 6,444 6.37 −0.39
United Australia Craige Kensen 3,308 3.27 −2.27
One Nation Ronnie Graham 3,275 3.24 +3.24
Independent Graham Garner 2,346 2.32 +2.32
Liberal Democrats Amanda Mead 1,973 1.95 +1.95
Total formal votes 101,101 94.75 −1.47
Informal votes 5,603 5.25 +1.47
Turnout 106,704 92.22 −2.84
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Dan Tehan 59,722 59.07 −1.10
Labor Gilbert Wilson 41,379 40.93 +1.10
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Dan Tehan 54,517 53.92 −6.24
Independent Alex Dyson 46,584 46.08 +46.08
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold Swing –6.24

Division Of Wannon Media

References

  1. Wannon, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites

Preceded by
Werriwa
Division represented by the Prime Minister
1975-1983
Malcolm Fraser
Succeeded by
Wills

Coordinates: 37°42′11″S 142°26′53″E / 37.703°S 142.448°E / -37.703; 142.448