Geelong Province

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Geelong Province
VictoriaLegislative Council
State Victoria
Created1976
Abolished2006
DemographicMetropolitan

Geelong Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council [1] until 2006, located around Geelong. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council. The area of the former Geelong Province then became part of the larger Western Victoria Region. [2]

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Members for Geelong Province

Member 1PartyYear
  Glyn Jenkins Liberal 1976 Member 2Party
1979   Rod Mackenzie Labor
  David Henshaw Labor 1982
1985
1987  Independent
1988
1992   Bill Hartigan Liberal
  Ian Cover Liberal 1996
1999   Elaine Carbines Labor
  John Eren Labor 2002

Eren went on to represent the Electoral district of Lara in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 25 November 2006. [1]

Election results

2002 Victorian state election: Geelong Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Eren 72,68351.2+5.7
Liberal Ian Cover 51,05936.0-9.2
Greens Bruce Murray11,9048.4+4.3
Democrats Erica Menheere-Thompson3,2552.3-2.9
Christian Democrats Alan Barron1,8261.3+1.3
Independent Val Nicholls1,1440.8+0.8
Total formal votes141,87197.0-0.5
Informal votes4,3953.0+0.5
Turnout 146,26694.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eren 86,25360.8+8.8
Liberal Ian Cover 55,56439.2-8.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.8

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References

  1. 1 2 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. "Electoral Region Western Victoria" (PDF) (map). Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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