Later elected to the Division of, This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 10:58. As such, I think Labor will retain the seat even though their campaign on the ground hasnt been particularly huge. I would consider anywhere within the City of Greater Geelong to be part of Geelong, especially places like Leopold and Drysdale. Last election the Libs did get a swing to them in Outer suburban Geelong but this was outweighed by the increased progressive vote on the Surf Coast. If I was Asher, I definitely wouldnt have Scomo campaigning with me. Thats why Labor has a plan to create more secure well-paid jobs, reduce the cost of childcare, drive down power bills and ease the pressure on family budgets. We pay our respects to Elders past, present andemerging. People are feeling buoyant and are getting on with their lives. GET PDF. 2022 Australian federal election: Corangamite; Party Candidate Votes % % Labor: Libby Coker: 38,573 38.20 +2.41 Liberal: Stephanie Asher 34,463 34.13 8.26 Greens We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world's oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. The lifestyle podcast for busy people who want to live their best life! Once Id looked through everything [in the how to vote cards] it was pretty clear, she said. 2022: Month: 4: Date precision: DAY: Day: 14: Event date: 2022-04-14: 2022-04-14: Occurrence: Catalog number: 11969010: Occurrence status: present: PRESENT: Basis . No person has ever successfully stood for election to both houses at the same time. Simon Birmingham represented the Liberal Candidate . COLAC - CORANGAMITE: PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WARRNAMBOOL AND SOUTH WEST: PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) CORANGAMITE: PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SOUTH-WEST CENTRAL VICTORIA: PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CORANGAMITE - GOLDEN PLAINS: PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) VICTORIA EXC. While the cost of everything is going up, the dream of owning a home is getting further and further out of reach for people in Corangamite. The model housing estate less than 90 minutes from Melbournes CBD already has a population of more than 15,000 and is on track to quickly reach 60,000. I believe there are at least two more scheduled beyond tonights. Julia Gillard was standing in a Victorian seat & lent a boost to the Labour vote in that state and that state alone. The AJP relies largely on donations, which have fuelled my campaign. First proclaimed / election: 2018/1901 : Area: 5441 sq. Animal Justice Party For you, what are the most important issues in Corangamite? i wonder if this now permanently lost by the Libs. At 20, it is also the first time she will vote, and while she is uncertain which party will have her support, the environment is her main focus. My Plan. In the last few years Ive started to think more about the state of the environment I am leaving behind for my children and grandchildren, Chisholm said. Candidates Forums are dominated by individuals who are very committed to the issues they present and often raise issues which journalists sweep under the carpet. I know this is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight but I never understood why this was ever supposed to be a competitive race, given the demographics. Beeson, who cast an early ballot at the stadium, says Coker is a strong local member, and she backs Labors commitments to upgrading Barwon Heads Road and the Armstrong Creek town redevelopment, which would improve her young familys access to sporting facilities. 6. It may look like a prosperous region, but there are a lot of people doing it very hard. Im not happy with the way [the Coalition] are running the country, but Ill be putting them before Labor, Anderson said. In 1918, it was the first seat won by what would become the Country Party. The real battlegrounds are Higgins, Kooyong, Chisholm, Goldstein, and McEwen. The policies of the Morrison government do not address what Guthridge considers important: climate change, making the childcare system cheaper, strengthening the healthcare system, improving how women in politics are treated and broader gender inequality, and introducing a federal anti-corruption commission. Labor member Libby Coker (L) and Liberal candidate Stephanie Asher work hard to persuade voters at the prepolling place at the Wurdi Baierr stadium in Torquay. When Guardian Australia visits the electorate, there is only one prepolling centre open, at a new $13.5m stadium built for the thousands of families moving to housing estates north of Torquay. And also the high-vaccination rates (relative to Melbourne, Victoria and Australia) which discount the narrative that electors are frustrated at Dan Andrews & Labor here. Labor retained the seat in 2010 election against former journalist Sarah Henderson, making Cheeseman the first Labor MP to win re-election in the seat. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the . Sitting at a table outside, local Victoria Guthridge and her friend Terhi Meek, who lives just outside Corangamite in the nearby town of Shelford, have been discussing the election when we intervene. Currently volunteering full-time for the Animal Justice Party and focussing on my election campaign! I really dont understand why Morrison is spending so much time here, it doesnt really seem like a seat the LNP will get back. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. We have seen how government control over our choices results in poor outcomes. Only a few years ago, Armstrong Creek was rural commercial flower gardens and flat farm land. Im guessing Geoffs figures are from the paywalled Geelong Advertiser article. Odd they chose Torquay too, where I expect their vote to drop below 30% this election. I am proud of the achievements of our community during this time which has seen Geelong, the Bellarine, Surf Coast and surrounds well positioned to move forward to a better future. Compare this to the coastal/rural townships of the Bellarine, around 60,000 all up. Corangamite was an original federation division, and a seat which changed hands often in early years, before becoming a solid conservative seat in the latter half of the 20th century. In the 2021 census Another source named Dunkley and Corangamite as the two seats they'd be going on the offensive for in Victoria. Share this: Facebook Twitter If you want a representative that values a representativeliberal democracy, more freedom and lower taxes then vote for me. The report proposed renaming Corangamite to Cox, after swimming instructor May Cox. Now the battleground seat may hold the secret to who forms the next government. 26 July 2022 - present. Health Federal election The sea changers who could determine who governs The Victorian coastal electorate of Corangamite was the location for the 1990s SeaChange TV series. They are concerned about what kind of environment their children will inherit. 'Corangamite' is believed to be derived from the from the Gulidjan word for 'bitter water'. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. I noticed even Scott Morrison himself pulled a similar stunt and refused to participate in any debate hosted by a half decent media outlet or commentator. Coker, the twice former mayor of Surf Coast Shire Council, beat local ABC TV presenter Sarah Henderson in 2019, only the second Labor person to win the seat in more than a century. Derryn Hinchs Justice Party Podcast #86: Introduction to the NSW election, When local council parties break into state politics. Until COVID-19 closed the borders, much of Victorias growth has come from immigration, in particular from northern India. Housing Because everything is going up except their wages. These coastal/rural townships are all part of Geelongs commuter belt (and increasingly Melbournes) but dont see themselves as part of Geelong. The former journalist, teacher and mayor of the Surf Coast shire council says young families who have moved to the region are interested in Labors childcare policy, and climate change, while retirees who have made a sea change are concerned about the aged care sector. Coal not the only burning issue in Queenslands blue collar seat of Flynn, Undecided, uninterested, unsure: major parties vie to flip long-held seats of Reid and Parramatta, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, The Point Lonsdale lighthouse on the Bellarine peninsula in the seat of Corangamite in Victoria. There are lots of children in prams in the mall, suggesting Labors pledge to lower the costs of childcare could be an attractive carrot. Only two booths recorded a higher percentage of votes for the Liberal party than Moriac last election, and both of those polling places handled significantly fewer ballots. Gayle Andersons general store sits at the junction of two major roads and a railway line, about halfway between Inverleigh and Torquay. Henderson sought a rematch in 2013, and won. 9. While strict growth boundaries are currently being put in place on the Surf Coast and the Bellarine, there is still capacity for quite a bit of population growth through already zoned greenfield areas as well as infill in established areas particularly in Torquay, Ocean Grove and Drysdale-Clifton Springs-Curlewis. Incumbent MP Sarah Henderson said the new name "has already prompted some ridicule on social media". Who are you preferencing? 5. part of the Greater Geelong City Council, and. [5] In 2021, the AEC again proposed to rename Corangamite, this time to Tucker after Aboriginal activist Margaret Tucker, however in the final determination, the renaming proposal was also abandoned.[6]. Australian Labor Party Full election coverage Seats won Last updated July 15, 2022, 9.28am ALP 77 LNP 58 IND 10 GRN 4 OTH 2 76 seats needed for a majority 0 Still to call Mackinnon retired in 1966, and was succeeded by Tony Street, son of the former member Geoffrey, who served as a minister in various portfolios in the Fraser government and subsequently retired in early 1984. This resulted in the seat falling to Darren Cheeseman, the Labor candidate, by less than one percent at the 2007 federal election for the first time since 1929. But after the second debate (one-and-a-half hours of my life I wont get back) he felt that the performance of both prospective leaders could push more voters to the Greens or teal independents. He unsuccessfully contested the UAP leadership in 1941 and 1943, and remained on the backbench when the Liberals returned to power in 1949. Labors got a Corangamite retain in the bag and any suggestion that the freedom parties might gain enough support to unseat the incumbent based on the state governments handling of the pandemic is still laughable (even more so after seeing with my own two eyes who people were actually positively engaging with versus who most of them werent). This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Corangamite in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present. Victorian State Election impact on dates As the Victorian State election will be held on Saturday 26 November 2022, the Victorian Government will assume a caretaker role from 6.00pm on 1 November 2022 until such time that either it becomes clear that the incumbent government will be returned, or when a new government is commissioned. This separate election was held after the State election due to the passing of a candidate. 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