Editing Division of Casey (section)

==History==
[[File:Lord Casey.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Richard Casey]], the division's namesake]]
When it was created it was a highly marginal seat, and at the [[1972 Australian federal election|1972 federal election]] it was regarded as the "[[wikt:litmus test|litmus]] seat", which the [[Australian Labor Party]] had to win to gain government. Lost when the Liberals won in [[1975 Australian federal election|1975]], Labor picked it up again when Labor regained government in [[1983 Australian federal election|1983]]. However, a redistribution ahead of [[1984 Australian federal election|the following year's election]] made Casey marginally Liberal.  The Liberals retook the seat in that election and have held it since then. Demographic changes have also contributed in making Casey a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party, although a redistribution ahead of the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 federal election]] pushed the seat further north into the upper Yarra Valley, estimated to halve the Liberal [[Two-party-preferred vote|two-party preferred]] majority of 4.2 per cent.<ref name=green/>

Prominent members to have represented Casey include [[Peter Howson (politician)|Peter Howson]], who served as a minister in the [[McMahon government]]; [[Bob Halverson]], who was [[Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] 1996–98; [[Michael Wooldridge (politician)|Michael Wooldridge]], who served as [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Minister for Health]] in the first five years of the [[John Howard|Howard]] government (1996–2001); and Tony Smith, Speaker from 2015 until 2021.<ref name=green>{{cite news |last=Green|first=Antony |author-link=Antony Green |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/guide/case/ |title=Federal election 2013: Casey results |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |location=Australia |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=25 November 2013 }}</ref>
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