| Wannon Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| State or territory: | Victoria |
| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | David Hawker |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | Wannon River |
| Electors: | 90,904 |
| Area: | 33,854 km² (13,071. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Wannon River is a river in Victoria, Australia. The total length of the river is approximately from its headwaters in the Grampians north of Dunkeld Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government It is located in the south-west of the state, and encompasses most of the Western Region of the state. It adjoins the South Australian border in the west, and the Bass Strait coast in the south. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular The Division encompasses the towns of Warnambool, Portland, Ararat, Hamilton and Halls Gap. Warrnambool is a regional city with a population of 30392 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool The city of Portland is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, approximately 205 kilometres west of Melbourne on the Western Highway. Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway (from Ballarat to Mount Gambier Halls Gap is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Grampians Road in the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Northern Grampians The Grampians and the Port Campbell National Parks are in the Division. The Grampians National Park is a National park in Victoria, Australia, 235 kilometres west of Melbourne Port Campbell is a national park in Victoria ( Australia) 190 km southwest of Melbourne.
The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia The Division was named after the Wannon River. Wannon River is a river in Victoria, Australia. The total length of the river is approximately from its headwaters in the Grampians north of Dunkeld The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The seat has been held by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and is currently held by David Hawker, former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives the lower house of the Parliament of Australia.
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—1916 | |
| Nationalist | 1916—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—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Wannon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Hawker | 44,834 | 52. Samuel Winter Cooke ( 13 March 1847 &ndash 26 June 1929) was an Australian politician The Free Trade Party (officially Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association) renamed in 1906 as the Anti-Socialist Party, was an Australian political Background Following the federation of 1856 - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria 1857 - South Australia Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Sir Arthur Robinson (23 April 1872 &ndash 17 May 1945 was an Australian politician The Free Trade Party (officially Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association) renamed in 1906 as the Anti-Socialist Party, was an Australian political Electorates Candidates were contesting 75 House of Representatives and 36 Senate seats a number unchanged from the 1901 election Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Keith "JK" McDougall ( 10 August 1867 &ndash 11 April 1957) was an Australian politician poet and Labor Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (20 March 1876 – 4 October 1936 was an Australian politician For the modern Liberal Party of Australia see Liberal Party of Australia The Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP also known as The Fusion Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Stanleybrucejpg|right|150px|thumb| Stanley Bruce, Nationalist Prime Minister of Australia 1923-1929]] The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John McNeill (1868 – 14 June 1943) was an Australian politician Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (20 March 1876 – 4 October 1936 was an Australian politician Stanleybrucejpg|right|150px|thumb| Stanley Bruce, Nationalist Prime Minister of Australia 1923-1929]] The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John McNeill (1868 – 14 June 1943) was an Australian politician Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Menzies 1930sjpg|right|150px|thumb| Robert Menzies, UAP Prime Minister of Australia 1939-1941]]The United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian Results Issues The election was dominated by the Great Depression in Australia, which was at its height Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January History In 1944, Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of 56 | -5. 27 | |
| Labor | Antony Moore | 30,852 | 36. 17 | +4. 32 | |
| Greens | Lisa Owen | 5,953 | 6. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 98 | +2. 63 | |
| Family First | Daniel Pech | 3,663 | 4. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 29 | +1. 31 | |
| Total formal votes | 85,302 | 97. 41 | +0. 79 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,266 | 2. 59 | -0. 79 | ||
| Turnout | 87,568 | 96. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 33 | +0. 38 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | David Hawker | 49,020 | 57. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of 47 | -4. 90 | |
| Labor | Antony Moore | 36,282 | 42. 53 | +4. 90 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 90 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2004: Wannon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Hawker | 48,687 | 57. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of 83 | +5. 61 | |
| Labor | Robert John McAlpine | 26,816 | 31. 85 | -1. 85 | |
| Greens | Gillian Blair | 3,663 | 4. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 35 | +0. 66 | |
| Family First | Ruth Hazelton | 2,508 | 2. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 98 | +2. 98 | |
| Independent | Leigh McDonald | 1,555 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 85 | -0. 20 | |
| Democrats | Kerre Willsher | 806 | 0. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 96 | -2. 02 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Barwick | 149 | 0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 18 | +0. 18 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,184 | 96. 62 | +0. 36 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,944 | 3. 38 | -0. 36 | ||
| Turnout | 87,128 | 95. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 95 | -0. 55 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | David Hawker | 52,504 | 62. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of 37 | +3. 14 | |
| Labor | Robert John McAlpine | 31,680 | 37. 63 | -3. 14 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 14 | |||
External links
- Division of Wannon. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. (PDF, 216 kB)
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