Division of Casey
| Casey Australian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Casey (green) in Victoria
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| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Tony Smith |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Richard Casey |
| Electors | 97,707 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 2,337 km2 (902.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Casey is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and is named for Richard Casey, who was Governor-General of Australia 1965–69.
The division is located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne and extends into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It covers an area of approximately 2,337 square kilometres (902 sq mi). Major suburbs and towns include Chirnside Park, Coldstream, Dixons Creek, Don Valley, Gladysdale, Gruyere, Healesville, Hoddles Creek, Kallista, Kalorama, Kilsyth, Kilsyth South, Launching Place, Lilydale, Millgrove, Monbulk, Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn, Powelltown, Reefton, Seville, Seville East, Silvan, Wandin, Wandin East, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Glen, Yarra Junction and Yellingbo, and parts of Bayswater North, Croydon, Croydon South and Montrose.[2]
The current Member for Casey, since the 2001 federal election, is Tony Smith, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia. Smith has been Speaker of the House since 2015; he is, after Bob Halverson, the second member for this electorate to occupy the chair.
History
When it was created it was a highly marginal seat, and at the 1972 federal election it was regarded as the "litmus seat", which the Australian Labor Party had to win to gain government. Lost when the Liberals won in 1975, Labor picked it up again when Labor regained government in 1983. However, a redistribution ahead of the following year's election made Casey marginally Liberal. The Liberals retook the seat in that election and have held it since then. Demographic changes have also contributed in making Casey a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party, although in a redistribution ahead of the 2013 federal election pushed the seat further north into the upper Yarra Valley, estimated to halve the Liberal two-party preferred majority of 4.2 per cent.[3]
Prominent members to have represented Casey include Bob Halverson, who was Speaker of the House of Representatives 1996–98; Michael Wooldridge, who served as Minister for Health in the first five years of the Howard government (1996–2001); and the present MP Tony Smith, Speaker since 2015.[3]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Peter Howson | Liberal | 1969–1972 | |
| Race Mathews | Labor | 1972–1975 | |
| Peter Falconer | Liberal | 1975–1983 | |
| Peter Steedman | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| Bob Halverson | Liberal | 1984–1998 | |
| Michael Wooldridge | Liberal | 1998–2001 | |
| Tony Smith | Liberal | 2001–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Smith | 43,538 | 49.18 | +3.06 | |
| Labor | Cathy Farrell | 24,651 | 27.85 | −8.71 | |
| Greens | Steve Meacher | 9,641 | 10.89 | −1.26 | |
| Palmer United | Milton Wilde | 4,413 | 4.98 | +4.98 | |
| Family First | Gary Coombes | 2,370 | 2.68 | −2.10 | |
| Independent | Jeanette McRae | 1,358 | 1.53 | +1.53 | |
| Christians | Mike Brown | 1,126 | 1.27 | +1.27 | |
| Country Alliance | Jeffrey Leake | 986 | 1.11 | +1.11 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Paul Barbieri | 446 | 0.50 | +0.50 | |
| Total formal votes | 88,529 | 95.38 | −0.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,291 | 4.62 | +0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 92,820 | 95.00 | +0.52 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Smith | 50,615 | 57.17 | +5.31 | |
| Labor | Cathy Farrell | 37,914 | 42.83 | −5.31 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.31 | |||
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