Electorate profile: Geelong District

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


