- State/Territory:
- Victoria
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 13 July 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1901 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Wannon (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Wannon (2018) [PDF 6.53MB]
Download GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named after the Wannon River. The name 'Wannon' is believed to have been obtained by Major Mitchell from the local Jardwadjali people.
- Area
- 33,419 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Wannon consists of:
- Ararat Rural City Council,
- Corangamite Shire Council,
- Glenelg Shire Council,
- Moyne Shire Council,
- Southern Grampians Shire Council,
- Warrnambool City Council,
- part of the Colac Otway Shire Council,
- part of the Golden Plains Shire Council,
- part of the Northern Grampians Shire Council, and
- part of the Pyrenees Shire Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
- Current member details:
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
- Further information:
- For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
