State: Victoria

Name Derivation: Named after Corio Bay which originated from an Aboriginal word 'coraiyo' meaning 'small marsupial' or 'sandy cliffs'.

Area and Location Description: Corio covers an area of approximately 815 sq km from the western shores of Port Phillip Bay, stretching to the north of Geelong and inland and covering part of the Bellarine Peninsula. Suburbs and towns include Anakie (part), Avalon, Batesford (part), Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, Breakwater, Clifton Springs (part), Corio, Curlewis (part), Drysdale (part), Fyansford (part), East Geelong, Geelong, North Geelong, South Geelong, Geelong West, Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill, Lara, Leopold (part), Lovely Banks, Manifold Heights, Moolap, Newcomb, Newtown (part), Norlane, North Shore, St Albans Park, Rippleside, Thomson (part) and Whittington.

Map of Division: Corio [PDF 120KB]

Products/Industries of the Area: Many industries, including stevedoring, vehicle manufacturing plant, glass works, aluminium smelter, petroleum refinery, woollen mills, saltworks, dairy, poultry and mussel farming, fishing, wood chipping, wool scouring, fertiliser refining, tourism, tannery, carpet, clothing, shoes, chemical production and aeronautical services.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1900/1901

Demographic Rating: Provincial

Members:

• Marles, R (ALP) 2007-
• O'Connor, G (ALP) 1993-2007
• Scholes, G G D (ALP) 1967-1993
• Opperman, H F (LP) 1949-1967
• Dedman, J J (ALP) 1940-1949
• Casey, R G (UAP) 1931-1940
• Lewis, A (ALP) 1929-1931
• Lister, J H (NAT) 1917-1929
• Ozanne, A T (ALP) 1914-1917
• Kendell, W (LIB) 1913-1914
• Ozanne, A T (ALP) 1910-1913
• Crouch, R A (PROT) 1901-1910

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

AEC Divisional Office Address: Divisional Office Contact Details

2007 Federal Election Results: House of Representatives results for Corio

Further information:

• 2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Corio
• 2004 Divisional Profile
• 2004 Map of Division

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status .