2001 Profile of the division of Wannon

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State:

Victoria

Name Derivation:

Named after the Wannon River which was named by Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792–1855) in 1836.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 29 693 sq km from the southern coastline of Victoria, north to the Glenelg River and from the South Australian border to Lake Corangamite and the townships of Smythesdale and Port Campbell in the east, and is generally known as the 'Western Districts'.

The main towns include Ararat, Balmoral, Beaufort, Camperdown, Casterton, Dartmoor, Hamilton, Heywood, Koroit, Lismore, Macarthur, Mortlake, Penshurst, Port Campbell, Port Fairy, Portland, Skipton and Warrnambool.

Products/Industries of the area:

Shipping, wool, sheep, beef and dairy cattle, cropping, forestry, aluminium smelting, textiles and clothing and tool manufacturing.

First Proclaimed/Election

1900/1901

Members

David Hawker (LP) 1983–

J M Fraser (LP) 1955–83

D McLeod (ALP) 1951–55

E D McKinnon (LP) 1949–51

D McLeod (ALP) 1940–49

T H Scholfield (UAP) 1931–40

J McNeill (ALP) 1929–31

A S Rodgers (NP) 1925–29

J McNeill (ALP) 1922–25

A S Rodgers (LIB/NAT) 1913–22

J K McDougall (ALP) 1906–13

A Robinson (FT) 1903–06

S W Cooke (FT) 1901–03

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Demographic Rating

Rural

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment:81 344 Informal Vote: 2.76% Turnout: 96.79% Seat Status: Fairly safe Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 42.56% LP: 57.44%	Enrolment: 82 147 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.69% Preamble Question 0.76% Turnout: Republic Question 96.72% Preamble Question 96.70%	Enrolment: 82 915 Informal Vote: 3.82% Turnout: 96.61% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 40.39% LP: 59.61%