Division Profile

Division Name

CASEY

State

Victoria

Elected Member

Smith, T (LP) 2001-

Name Derivation

Named after Lord Richard Casey 1890-1976, Governor-General of Australia 1965-69.

First Proclaimed / Election

1968/1969

Area

409 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

92,317

Turnout

94.88%

Informal

4.22%

Location

Casey covers an area of approximately 409 sq km from Ringwood East in the west to Seville East in the east, Coldstream in the north and Monbulk in the south. Major suburbs/towns include Chirnside Park, Coldstream, Croydon (part), Gruyere, Kilsyth, Lilydale, Monbulk, Montrose (part), Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn, Seville, Seville East, Silvan, Wandin and Wandin East.

Products and Industry

Market gardens, orchards, nurseries, flower farms, vineyards, tourism, light manufacturing and engineering.

Members

Smith, T (LP) 2001-

Wooldridge, M (LP) 1998-2001

Halverson, R (LP) 1984-1998

Steedman, A P (ALP) 1983-1984

Falconer, P D (LP) 1975-1983

Mathews, C R (ALP) 1972-1975

Howson, P (LP) 1969-1972

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