Member fears Cox jokes

LIBERAL MP Sarah Henderson has vowed to fight a proposed name change to her electorate which would see her become “the member for Cox”.

Ms Henderson said the proposed new name, in honour of pioneering swim instructor May Cox, had already prompted “some ridicule” on social media.

The Australian Electorate Commission proposed major changes to the Corangamite electorate on Friday, including the name change, as part of a major overhaul of divisional boundaries within Victoria.

The name change raised eyebrows among the political set on Friday, with many quick to point out the unfortunate double entendres that could apply to the new name. One MP said: “Clearly no one at the AEC has a teenage boy.”