All Rights Reserved. A4 map of the electoral division of Corangamite (2021) Map of the Division of Corangamite (2021) [PDF 1.25MB] . The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. Ocean Grove and other towns on the Bellarine peninsula are well-known tourist haunts with populations that have been growing since SeaChange hit TV screens in the late 1990s. I imagine Asher will run for Bellarine. Julia Gillard was standing in a Victorian seat & lent a boost to the Labour vote in that state and that state alone. Ms Asher said better community facilities, particularly sporting infrastructure would form an important part of her local plan for the electorate. We are hoping migration from the Punjab starts again, says Keerthi Reddy, the owner of Gurus Indian Groceries and Sweets. Seats in focus: Corangamite Election 2022: Regional policy hub Seat polling has the electorate on a knife edge- 50:50 two party preferred. There is normally at least one candidate whose views allign with the majority of the audience. Thanks for the clarification Yoh An, youre right that this division encompasses only the outer edges of Geelong-proper and the Bellarine Peninsula, not the most urban parts of Geelong as I inaccurately described it. 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. Presumably something similar to the usual how happened in perennial marginal seat of laTrobe. My entire life. Australian Federation Party Labor MP Libby Coker has 57 per cent of votes, but only 13.39 per cent of all votes have been counted. This seat is now more Labor leaning than Victoria as a whole and a safe Labor seat for the first time. Despite the lack of awareness of interest rate rises, housing affordability and rental shortages are definitely front of mind. Occupation: Former Mayor of City of Greater Geelong, Management Consultant, Author, How long have you lived in Corangamite? House of Representatives Standing: Appropriations and Administration served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Communications and the Arts served from 28.7.2022 to present; Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water served from 28.7.2022 to present Labor have a negative campaign against Asher on social media highlighting layoffs at Geelong Council during Covid, so trying to make her strength a weakness (a sign its still in play?). However I believe that the ALP are at a high watermark in Victoria and there arent many places where they can expand the map Deakin, Casey, La Trobe dont look like theyre moving; remember that bizarrely Jason Wood held La Trobe against the odds in 2007 against the Ruddslide, somehow lost in 2010, but then returned in 2013 and has remained ever since. Labor has promised a range of reforms and funding for animal and environmental protection, so they are placed second on my How-to-Vote card, followed by the Greens. Whenever he comes down, we say thats great. 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. Cost of Living Election results in Corangamite at the 2019 federal election Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal Party and Labor. They may surprise in McEwen but as other posters have noted it wouldnt makes sense for them to win Corangamite. The electorate takes in the west of Geelong, the Bellarine peninsula and the boom surf town of Torquay, as well as more rural areas to the north, including Inverleigh and Bannockburn. Possible Lib pick up with her retired. you realise some people got vaccinated because they were basically told they would be jobless and cast out of no essential businesses. Whats your campaign budget? Comparison should therefore be with the 11,000 pre-poll votes at the equivalent booth in 2019, not what I am assuming are the 4,000 declaration votes. Cost of living, freedom of choice and schooling are just some of the issues that I dont think are being adequately addressed. 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. Thats just fanciful thinking. Some people expected UAP to do well, but they didnt, meanwhile the Greens picked up 20% in Armstrong Creek east. Im proudly a member of the Australian Labor Party. Climate Change [2] Bicycle Network's Bike Lane Report Card reveals that existing on-road bike lanes in this electorate grade between 'D' and 'E', indicating that major improvements are required. For you, what are the most important issues in Corangamite? A reasonably safe seat for most of the time from the 1950s to the 1990s, it became increasingly less safe from 1998 onward as successive redistributions pushed it further into Geelong. The Man Walk, Friends of Taylor Park, played basketball, former trivia host, Whats your political allegiance? First proclaimed / election: 2018/1901 : Area: 5441 sq. The Coalition goes into the next election holding 23 of the 30 seats in Queensland and 10 of 15 in Western Australia, that's 33 of 48 seats in the two big resources states. This one was a complete fizzer after all the talk, one of the biggest swings to Labor in the state. Candidates forums are unscripted and party managers know how they can go horribly wrong. Indeed if you look at the breakdown of booths, about a quarter of the population is in Geelong, about half is on the Bellarine peninsula, and the other quarter is to the west of Geelong. He says that although short-termism dominates politics, there are certain truths that had to be faced up to. 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. In effect the candidates forum put the minor party agenda on the front foot resulting in a cabinet minister have to veer off track to deal with the issue. A4 map of the electoral division of Corangamite (2021), Map of the Division of Corangamite (2021) [PDF 1.25MB]. I think the House of Representatives no longer represents us. The seat also covers the Bellarine peninsula. Read more. 3. Population wise (total not voters), only about 35,000 live in the outer southern suburbs of Geelong that are in Corangamite. Cheeseman was re-elected in 2010, and lost to Liberal candidate Sarah Henderson in 2013. Geoff Why are your 2019 figues only adding up to 92? Whats your campaign budget? Federal Election 2022 results | Latest Australian Federal Election results, live tracker, news headlines, updates and analysis | The Age. PRINT WEB GUIDE. The electorate takes in tourist haunts, historic towns and rural areas. Kooyong is an inner-city Melbourne electorate spanning affluent suburbs east of the CBD. Meek is originally from Finland but recently became an Australian citizen, meaning she is about to vote in the country for the first time. PS: vaccine mandates and other conspiratorial rubbish will have absolutely no barring on the result here. In 2022, Bicycle Network members rated bike facilities in the Greater Geelong area (which overlaps with Corangamite) a paltry 4.3 out of 10. None of those suggest that there would be a swing in Coalitions favour in Corangamite. Stewart McArthur won the seat in 1984, and held it until defeated by the ALPs Darren Cheeseman in 2007. Ive been involved with a range of community and sporting groups, including as a parent, a member of parliament and a former Surf Coast Shire mayor and councillor. Geography South-western Victoria. I expect Labor will achieve a swing here but it will be less than the statewide average. If you want a representative that values a representativeliberal democracy, more freedom and lower taxes then vote for me. I would consider anywhere within the City of Greater Geelong to be part of Geelong, especially places like Leopold and Drysdale. Federal election 2022 results Labor leader Anthony Albanese will form government after defeating the Liberal and National coalition in the 2022 federal election. Shoppers and retailers at the newly built Armstrong Creek Town Centre mall seem more interested in day-to-day issues the biggest concern seems to be the long wait for the newly installed traffic lights to turn green. Asked for his verdict for the upcoming poll, Harrison declares the times are good. Unlike the east coast, the region has until now enjoyed a stellar summer and autumn of blue skies and placidly warm oceans. 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The rural booths in the remainder of the seat have been grouped as south-west and west. How long have you lived in Corangamite? He is a complete mismatch to this progressive electorate. Election 2022: Skyrocketing house prices pivotal in knife-edge Corangamite UAP leader Craig Kelly, centre, in Geelong with Corangamite candidate Daniel Abou-Zeid, left, and Corio candidate Shane Murdock. The major parties do not want minor parties and independents to have equal time but only the most biased of forum organisers can be a blatantly major party biased as the mass media is. Labor will take strong action on climate change and end the climate wars that have held us back for too long. Her main challenger is Stephanie Asher, one of the only Liberal candidates in Victoria with a realistic chance of winning a seat from Labor. Managing the regional growth in a sustainable way, including supporting businesses and local jobs to keep our regional economy strong. Guardian Headline src url https assets.guim.co.uk static frontend fonts guardian headline noalts not hinted GHGuardianHeadline Light.woff2 http3 true format woff2 url https assets.guim.co.uk static frontend fonts guardian headline latin1 not hinted GHGuardianHeadline Light.woff http3 true format woff. She has been struck by the negativity of federal political campaigning, compared with her homeland. Redirecting to /news/elections/federal/2022/guide/cora First pref. Register of political parties and decisions, Torres Strait Regional Authority elections, Electorate profiles, 2022 federal election. As a nurse, she said she had a clear interest in the labour movement as it had increased her wages, but that tax cuts proposed by the Coalition would leave her family better off. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. 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. The Victorian coastal electorate of Corangamite was the location for the 1990s SeaChange TV series. In a nutshell: climate action to protect our natural environment, housing affordability, protection for our pets, support for vulnerable communities such as domestic violence survivors and people with disabilities, wildlife decimation and species extinction, and stronger animal protection laws. The Liberals are NOT going to win Corangamite. Stephen Juhasz Australian Federation Party, Candidate had not responded to questions by deadline. A person may simultaneously stand for election to both houses, and if successful in both bids, must choose which house he or she will be a member of. She plans to vote Liberal Democrat. [7] However, Coker won a second term with 57 percent of the two-party vote, a swing of six percent. 09/05/22 Exit Poll (2019 Torquay PPVC) : 50 (32) ALP, 0 (15) Cole, 6 (9) GRN, 39 (39) LIB, 4 (2) AJP, 1 (1.5) UAP, 0 (1.5) DHJP. . Henderson returned to parliament later in 2019 after being appointed to fill a vacancy in the Senate. part of the Greater Geelong City Council, and. Then Coker arrives, politely but firmly displacing a Liberal party volunteer to make sure she is within arms reach of Asher. I believe the big YouGov poll did show this seat is close, so maybe there is some logic to the campaign heating up again here. There are some huge swings against the Liberals here, the largest of which appear to be in the smaller rural townships that have traditionally been strong for the Liberals. Part of a national diaspora who have flocked to the regions during the pandemic, how this group votes is likely to determine if the current federal member, Labors Libby Coker holds the traditionally conservative federal seat of Corangamite. For you, what are the most important issues in Corangamite? Investors are getting huge money on Airbnb, squeezing out traditional renters, and rental shortages are acute across the peninsula and coast. Assessment Corangamite is a very marginal seat. Chisholm says it is always a quandary considering whether to vote based on who is the best local member, or on who you would prefer as prime minister. Liberals have already presented former South Barwon MP Katos, who will lose. Prime Minister Scott Morrison stood beside Macquarie candidate Sarah Richards this week. Polling places in Corangamite have been divided into four areas. Once Id looked through everything [in the how to vote cards] it was pretty clear, she said. Corangamite Corio Deakin Dunkley Flinders Fraser Gellibrand Gippsland Goldstein Gorton Hawke Higgins Holt Hotham Indi Isaacs Jagajaga Kooyong Lalor La Trobe Macnamara Mallee Maribyrnong McEwen Melbourne Menzies Monash Nicholls Scullin Wannon Wills Divisional profiles Profile of each electoral division Detailed maps of each electoral division Aston Everywhere there are signs for baristas, cooks and front-of-house staff. Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in Bellarine (53.4%), Geelong (54.9%) and the south-west (58.1%) while the Liberal Party won 50.6% in the west. Members: 76 senators 151 representatives: Senate Leader: Penny Wong, Labor (from 23 May 2022) Senate President: Sue Lines, Labor (from 26 July 2022) House Leader: Tony Burke, Labor (from 1 June 2022) House Speaker: Milton Dick, Labor (from 26 July 2022) Sessions; The last year has seen Labor government's re-elected in both states, in Western Australia by a landslide of gargantuan proportions. The lifestyle podcast for busy people who want to live their best life! NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, Northern Territory and ACT news, city and shire council developments all in real time. Since the 2019 federal election, the current Member for Corangamite is Libby Coker, a member of the Australian Labor Party. You use the large form to vote for people in the larger region that you live in. Henderson was re-elected in 2016. These are distinctive towns and people want to keep their character, Bridges says. Guardian Headline src url https assets.guim.co.uk static frontend fonts guardian headline noalts not hinted GHGuardianHeadline Light.woff2 http3 true format woff2 url https assets.guim.co.uk static frontend fonts guardian headline latin1 not hinted GHGuardianHeadline Light.woff http3 true format woff. If more independents get into the House of Representatives I certainly dont see it as a bad thing, to be honest, he said. Elected to the House of Representatives for Corangamite, Victoria, 2019. Seats won. 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. 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. For voters in Corangamite, a summary of the research done by Climate Analytics, Vote Earth Now, Vote1Climate, Vote Climate One, Vote Climate, Climate and Health Alliance, Australian Parents for Climate Action, Australian Youth Climate Coalition, School Strike 4 Climate, Solar Citizens and the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change spells People are feeling buoyant and are getting on with their lives. That would give better insight into Corangamites trend, given the Bellarines tendency to swing. Who are you preferencing? Anderson is selling the business, which had several owners after it was founded and before she took over, and her experience of the pandemic will shape her vote. For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status. We have seen how government control over our choices results in poor outcomes. 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. The person who wins the election in your local district will enter the lower house of State Parliament. 'Corangamite' is believed to be derived from the Gulidjan word for 'bitter water'. Elected 2019. 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