Profile of the electoral division of Wannon (Vic)

State/Territory:

Victoria

Status:

Current, boundary gazetted 24 December 2010 – this boundary will apply at the next federal election.
If a by-election is held before the next federal election, the boundary as at the 2010 federal election will apply.

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Maps & GIS data:

A4 map of the Division of Wannon (2010) [PDF 7.2MB] – this boundary will apply at the next federal election
Map of the Division of Wannon (2010) [PDF 33.9MB] – this boundary will apply at the next federal election
A4 map of the Division of Wannon (2003) [PDF 184KB] – this boundary will apply if a by-election is held before the next federal election
Download GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named after the Wannon River which was named by Major Mitchell in 1836.

Area and Location Description:

The Division of Wannon is located in south-western Victoria. It covers an area of 32 047 sq km from the southern coastline of Victoria and the South Australian border and includes the shires of Glenelg, Southern Grampians, Moyne, Ararat, Warrnambool, Corangamite, Pyrenees and Central Goldfields. The main towns and areas of interest include Ararat, Avoca, Camperdown, Casterton, Hamilton, Koroit, Maryborough, Port Campbell, Port Fairy, Portland, Terang and Warrnambool.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Beef and dairy cattle, prime lamb, fine wool, grain, fodder, forestry, fishing, wineries, aluminium smelting, mineral sands mining, electricity generation, retail, wind farms, shipping exports including grain, wood chip, dairy products and live sheep. Significant tourist attractions include Lower Glenelg and Grampians national parks, the Twelve Apostles, coastal whale nursery, extinct volcanoes, goldfield fossicking, hang gliding and horse racing.

First Proclaimed/Election:

1900/1901

Demographic Rating:

Rural

Members:

Tehan, D (LP) 2010–
Hawker, D (LP) 1983–2010
Fraser, J M (LP) 1955–1983
McLeod, D (ALP) 1951–1955
McKinnon, E D (LP) 1949–1951
McLeod, D (ALP) 1940–1949
Scholfield, T H (UAP) 1931–1940
McNeill, J (ALP) 1929–1931
Rodgers, A S (NP) 1925–1929
McNeill, J (ALP) 1922–1925
Rodgers, A S (LIB/NAT) 1913–1922
McDougall, J K (ALP) 1906–1913
Robinson, A (FT) 1903–1906
Cooke, S W (FT) 1901–1903

Current Member Details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 federal election – House of Representatives results for Wannon
2007 federal election – House of Representatives results for Wannon
2004 federal election – House of Representatives results for Wannon
2010 divisional profile
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.