Division of La Trobe

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La Trobe
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of La Trobe 2019.png
Division of La Trobe in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created1949
MPJason Wood
PartyLiberal
NamesakeCharles La Trobe
Electors110,740 (2019)
Area748 km2 (288.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan

The Division of La Trobe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer eastern/south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Boronia, Belgrave and Ferntree Gully in the north-west, the suburbs of Berwick, Beaconsfield, Officer and Pakenham in the south, and the towns of Gembrook, Emerald and Cockatoo.

History[]

Charles La Trobe, the division's namesake

The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 election. It was named after Charles La Trobe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria. It was originally located closer to the city, but redistributions moved it further south-east. It originally included the suburbs of Croydon, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully and Ringwood. The division is currently a marginal Liberal seat.

The first person to hold the seat was Richard Casey, Baron Casey, later the sixteenth Governor-General of Australia and the last of three Australian politicians to be elevated to the British House of Lords. The Division of Casey, which borders this Division to the north, is named after him. In 1961, the division was the subject of a book, Parties and People: A Survey Based on the La Trobe Electorate, by Creighton Burns.

Members[]

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Lord Casey.jpg Richard Casey
(1890–1976) 		Liberal 10 December 1949 –
10 February 1960 		Previously held the Division of Corio. Served as minister under Menzies. Resigned in order to take up a seat in the British House of Lords
  JohnJess1964.jpg John Jess
(1922–2003) 		Liberal 9 April 1960 –
2 December 1972 		Lost seat
  No image.svg Tony Lamb
(1939–) 		Labor 2 December 1972 –
13 December 1975 		Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Streeton in 1984
  No image.svg Marshall Baillieu
(1937–) 		Liberal 13 December 1975 –
18 October 1980 		Lost seat
  No image.svg Peter Milton
(1928–2009) 		Labor 18 October 1980 –
24 March 1990 		Lost seat
  No image.svg Bob Charles
(1936–2016) 		Liberal 24 March 1990 –
31 August 2004 		Retired
  No image.svg Jason Wood
(1968–) 		Liberal 9 October 2004 –
21 August 2010 		Lost seat
  Laura Smyth 2011.jpg Laura Smyth
(1976–) 		Labor 21 August 2010 –
7 September 2013 		Lost seat
  No image.svg Jason Wood
(1968–) 		Liberal 7 September 2013 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § La Trobe.[]
2019 Australian federal election: La Trobe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 45,123 45.72 +1.59
Labor Simon Curtis 34,040 34.49 +2.35
Greens Amy Gregorovich 7,752 7.86 −0.43
One Nation Esther Baker 4,796 4.86 +4.86
Justice Asher Calwell-Browne 3,525 3.57 +0.70
United Australia Duncan Dean 2,506 2.54 +2.54
Rise Up Australia Norman Baker 947 0.96 −1.01
Total formal votes 98,689 95.53 +1.21
Informal votes 4,616 4.47 −1.21
Turnout 103,305 93.30 +5.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Wood 53,776 54.49 +1.27
Labor Simon Curtis 44,913 45.51 −1.27
Liberal hold Swing +1.27

References[]

  1. ^ La Trobe, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°58′16″S 145°25′26″E / 37.971°S 145.424°E / -37.971; 145.424

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