division of Wannon

{{Infobox Australian Electorate

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|From the 2022 federal election to 2025

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| created = 1901

| mp = Dan Tehan

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| namesake = Wannon River

| electors = 121868

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| area = 34270

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The Division of Wannon ({{IPAc-en|w|ɒ|n|ə|n}}) is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

History

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The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The division was named after the Wannon River. For the first half-century after Federation, it regularly traded hands between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. However, a 1955 redistribution removed most of the seat's Labor-friendly territory, and it has been a safe Liberal seat for most of its history since then.

The seat's most notable member was Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, to date the last prime minister from a country seat. His successor, David Hawker, was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives during the last term of the Howard Government. Hawker retired in 2010 and was succeeded by Dan Tehan.

Boundaries

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.{{cite web |last1=Muller |first1=Damon |title=The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1718/Quick_Guides/FederalRedistributions |website=Parliament of Australia |access-date=19 April 2022 |date=14 November 2017}}

The division is located in the south-west of the state, and encompasses most of the Western District of the state. It adjoins the South Australian border in the west, the Bass Strait coast in the south to Anglesea in the east, and extends north to the Grampians. Following the redistribution on 26 July 2021{{cite web |title=Profile of the electoral division of Wannon (Vic) |url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/wannon.htm|access-date=8 June 2022|date=13 October 2021}} the division encompasses the towns of Warrnambool, Colac, Portland, Hamilton, and Ararat. The Budj Bim, Great Otway, Lower Glenelg, and Port Campbell National Parks are in the division, as is southern portion of the Grampians National Park.

Members

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colspan=2 \| Image ! Member ! Party ! Term ! Notes
{{Australian party style\|Free Trade}}\| \| 100px \| Samuel Cooke {{small\|(1847–1929)}} \| rowspan="2" \| Free Trade \| nowrap \| 29 March 1901 – 23 November 1903 \| Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Retired
{{Australian party style\|Free Trade}}\| \| rowspan=2 \| 100px \| rowspan=2 \| Arthur Robinson {{small\|(1872–1945)}} \| nowrap \| 16 December 1903 – 1906 \| rowspan=2 \| Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Dundas. Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1912
{{Australian party style\|Free Trade}}\| \| nowrap \| Anti-Socialist \| nowrap \| 1906 – 12 December 1906
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| 100px \| John McDougall {{small\|(1867–1957)}} \| Labor \| nowrap \| 12 December 1906 – 31 May 1913 \| Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|Commonwealth Liberal}}\| \| rowspan=2 \| 100px \| rowspan=2 \| Arthur Rodgers {{small\|(1876–1936)}} \| Liberal \| nowrap \| 31 May 1913 – 17 February 1917 \| rowspan=2 \| Served as minister under Hughes. Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|Nationalist}}\| \| nowrap \| Nationalist \| nowrap \| 17 February 1917 – 16 December 1922
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| 100px \| John McNeill {{small\|(1868–1943)}} \| Labor \| nowrap \| 16 December 1922 – 14 November 1925 \| Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|Nationalist}}\| \| 100px \| Arthur Rodgers {{small\|(1876–1936)}} \| Nationalist \| nowrap \| 14 November 1925 – 12 October 1929 \| Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| 100px \| John McNeill {{small\|(1868–1943)}} \| Labor \| nowrap \| 12 October 1929 – 19 December 1931 \| Served as minister under Scullin. Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|UAP}}\| \| 100px \| Thomas Scholfield {{small\|(1894–1964)}} \| United Australia \| nowrap \| 19 December 1931 – 21 September 1940 \| Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| 100px \| Don McLeod {{small\|(1892–1963)}} \| Labor \| nowrap \| 21 September 1940 – 10 December 1949 \| Lost seat
{{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| 100px \| Dan Mackinnon {{small\|(1903–1983)}} \| Liberal \| nowrap \| 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 \| Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Corangamite in 1953
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| 100px \| Don McLeod {{small\|(1892–1963)}} \| Labor \| nowrap \| 28 April 1951 – 4 November 1955 \| Retired
{{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| 100px \| Malcolm Fraser {{small\|(1930–2015)}} \| rowspan="3" \| Liberal \| nowrap \| 10 December 1955 – 31 March 1983 \| Served as minister under Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon. Served as Opposition Leader in 1975. Served as Prime Minister from 1975 to 1983. Resigned to retire from politics
{{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| 100px \| David Hawker {{small\|(1949–)}} \| nowrap \| 7 May 1983 – 19 July 2010 \| Served as Speaker during the Howard Government. Retired
{{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| 100px \| Dan Tehan {{small\|(1968–)}} \| nowrap \| 21 August 2010 – present \| Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Incumbent

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colspan=2 | Image

! Member

! Party

! Term

! Notes

{{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|

| 100px

| Samuel Cooke
{{small|(1847–1929)}}

| rowspan="2" | Free Trade

| nowrap | 29 March 1901 –
23 November 1903

| Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Retired

{{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|

| rowspan=2 | 100px

| rowspan=2 | Arthur Robinson
{{small|(1872–1945)}}

| nowrap | 16 December 1903 –
1906

| rowspan=2 | Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Dundas. Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1912

{{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|

| nowrap | Anti-Socialist

| nowrap | 1906 –
12 December 1906

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| 100px

| John McDougall
{{small|(1867–1957)}}

| Labor

| nowrap | 12 December 1906 –
31 May 1913

| Lost seat

{{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|

| rowspan=2 | 100px

| rowspan=2 | Arthur Rodgers
{{small|(1876–1936)}}

| Liberal

| nowrap | 31 May 1913 –
17 February 1917

| rowspan=2 | Served as minister under Hughes. Lost seat

{{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| nowrap | Nationalist

| nowrap | 17 February 1917 –
16 December 1922

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| 100px

| John McNeill
{{small|(1868–1943)}}

| Labor

| nowrap | 16 December 1922 –
14 November 1925

| Lost seat

{{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| 100px

| Arthur Rodgers
{{small|(1876–1936)}}

| Nationalist

| nowrap | 14 November 1925 –
12 October 1929

| Lost seat

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| 100px

| John McNeill
{{small|(1868–1943)}}

| Labor

| nowrap | 12 October 1929 –
19 December 1931

| Served as minister under Scullin. Lost seat

{{Australian party style|UAP}}|

| 100px

| Thomas Scholfield
{{small|(1894–1964)}}

| United Australia

| nowrap | 19 December 1931 –
21 September 1940

| Lost seat

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| 100px

| Don McLeod
{{small|(1892–1963)}}

| Labor

| nowrap | 21 September 1940 –
10 December 1949

| Lost seat

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| 100px

| Dan Mackinnon
{{small|(1903–1983)}}

| Liberal

| nowrap | 10 December 1949 –
28 April 1951

| Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Corangamite in 1953

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| 100px

| Don McLeod
{{small|(1892–1963)}}

| Labor

| nowrap | 28 April 1951 –
4 November 1955

| Retired

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| 100px

| Malcolm Fraser
{{small|(1930–2015)}}

| rowspan="3" | Liberal

| nowrap | 10 December 1955 –
31 March 1983

| Served as minister under Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon. Served as Opposition Leader in 1975. Served as Prime Minister from 1975 to 1983. Resigned to retire from politics

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| 100px

| David Hawker
{{small|(1949–)}}

| nowrap | 7 May 1983 –
19 July 2010

| Served as Speaker during the Howard Government. Retired

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| 100px

| Dan Tehan
{{small|(1968–)}}

| nowrap | 21 August 2010 –
present

| Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Incumbent