Virtual Tally Room: the official election results
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House of Representatives Updated: Thursday, 26 September 2013 04:32:55 PM

VIC DIVISION - WANNON

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Division Profile
Division Name WANNON
State Victoria
Elected Member Tehan, D (LP) 2010-
Name Derivation Named after the Wannon River which was named by Major Mitchell in 1836.
First Proclaimed / Election 1900/1901
Area 32046 sq. kms
Demographic Rural
Pre-Election Seat Status Marginal
Seat Status Safe
Enrolment 96,084
Turnout 95.61%
Informal 3.99%
Location 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 Shire 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 and Industry 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.

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

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