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Electorate profile: Geelong District

Geelong District Map  - For information about this map please contact the VEC on 13 18 32
Map of Geelong District showing the city of Geelong. The district boundaries include Scenic Road, the Moorabool River and Anakie Road in the west, Boundary Road for part of the east, and the Barwon River for part of the south.

Click here for a more detailed electorate map (104kB, PDF).

Features of the District

Location:Geelong District is an urban electorate located south-west of Melbourne.
Area:40 square kilometres.
Region:Western Victoria Region
Suburbs:Breakwater, Fyansford, Geelong, Geelong East, Geelong South, Geelong West, Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill, Manifold Heights and Newtown. Parts of Bell Park, Highton, North Geelong and St Albans Park.
Features:Situated on Corio Bay, Geelong is the largest provincial city in the State and includes a large retail and commercial centre. Other features of the Geelong District include Geelong Racecourse, Eastern Park, Kardinia Park and Queens Park.
Member:Ian Trezise

Statistical profile from the 2001 Census.

Election results

2006 State election results for Geelong District.
2002 State election results for Geelong District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1856-59*Unaffiliated
1877-81Liberal
1881-86Unaffiliated
1886-1902Liberal
1902-04Conservative
1904-07ALP
1907-08Fusion
1908Conservative
1908-16ALP
1916-17National Labor
1917-20NP
1920-32ALP
1932-35UAP
1935-48ALP
1948-50Liberal/LCP
1950-55ALP
1955-76**LCP/Liberal
1985-92ALP
1992-99Liberal
1999-presentALP
*Abolished in 1859, and re-established in 1877
**Abolished in 1976, and re-established in 1985