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CORANGAMITE
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Darren CHEESEMAN |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Provincial |
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| Location
| Corangamite covers an area encasing spectacular coastline, scenic rainforest, magnificent beaches, and rolling plains. The localities of Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Barwon Heads, Colac, Inverleigh, Linton, Lorne, Torquay and Winchelsea and parts of the Greater City of Geelong (Belmont, Grovedale, Highton, Ocean Grove, Port Arlington) are located in this division. The division of Corangamite is bordered by the division of Wannon to the west, the division of Ballarat to the north and the division of Corio to the east. |
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| Origin
| Corangamite was named after Lake Corangamite. The name of the lake originated from the Aboriginal word for 'bitter' (describing the salt content of the lake). Corangamite was first proclaimed in 1900. The first election was held for the Division in 1901. |
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| Products/Industries
| Includes primary production (beef, crops, dairy fishing, forestry, sheep, horticulture and organic farming), food processing, manufacturing, retail and tourism |
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| State
| VIC |
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| Area
| 7,724 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 127,831 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 96,280 as at 30/11/07 |
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