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Kooyong
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Kooyong (green) in Victoria
Created 1901
MP Josh Frydenberg
Party Liberal
Namesake Kooyong, Victoria
Electors 89,626 (2010)
Area 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
Demographic Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Kooyong is a special area in Victoria, Australia. It is an electoral division. This means people living here vote for someone to represent them in the Australian Parliament.

Kooyong was one of the first areas to have its own representative. This happened during the very first Federal election in 1901. The division includes many suburbs like Kew, Hawthorn, Balwyn, and Camberwell.

The name Kooyong comes from an Indigenous Australian word. It means resting place. Even though the division is called Kooyong, the actual suburb of Kooyong is no longer inside its borders. It is now part of the Division of Higgins.

People Who Represent Kooyong

The people who represent Kooyong in the Australian Parliament are called Members. They speak for the people living in the Kooyong area. Here is a list of the Members who have represented Kooyong over the years:

Member Party Term
  William Knox Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910
  Sir Robert Best Commonwealth Liberal 1910–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1922
  John Latham Liberal Union 1922–1925
  Nationalist 1925–1931
  United Australia 1931–1934
  Sir Robert Menzies United Australia 1934–1944
  Liberal 1944–1966
  Andrew Peacock Liberal 1966–1994
  Petro Georgiou Liberal 1994–2010
  Josh Frydenberg Liberal 2010–present

Since 1901, Kooyong has always been represented by parties other than the Labor Party. Some very well-known people have been Members for Kooyong.

One famous Member was John Latham. He was a leader of the opposition parties. This means he was the main voice against the government at the time. Later, he became a very important judge, the Chief Justice of Australia.

Another famous Member was Sir Robert Menzies. He was the Prime Minister of Australia for a long time. He led the country for many years. Andrew Peacock also represented Kooyong and was a leader of the opposition.

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