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Polwarth District profile

Features of the District
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Location:	Polwarth District is a rural electorate located south-west of Melbourne.
Area:	11,008 square kilometres.
Features:	The district includes the centre of the western district, one of the most fertile dairying and pastoral areas in Victoria. Industries include the manufacture of cheese, butter and other dairy products, timber and sawmilling, vegetable growing, cattle and sheep farming, and tourism. Polwarth District has a number of natural features, such as the Otway Ranges, Lake Colac, Lake Corangamite, and well-known seaside resorts such as Apollo Bay, Lorne and Port Campbell.
Upper House Region:	Western Victoria Region

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Election results for Polwarth District

A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Sitting Member
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Terry Mulder - Liberal (Parliament website, external link)

Historical pattern
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1889-94	Conservative
1894-99	Liberal
1899-1902	Conservative Liberal
1902-07	Conservative
1907-08	Fusion
1908-09	Conservative
1909-17	Fusion Liberal/Liberal
1917-18	Economy
1918-40	National/UAP
1940-49	Country
1949-present	LCP/Liberal

Contact Us

Level 11, 530 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
(Access via tower lifts)

Local Calls:

131 VEC / 131 832
(Victoria only)

Phone:

+61 3 8620 1100

Main fax:

+61 3 9629 8632

Enrolment fax:

+61 3 9277 7126

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