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Coordinates: 33°14′53″S 151°21′58″E / 33.248°S 151.366°E / -33.248; 151.366
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Dobell
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dobell in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created1984
MPEmma McBride
PartyLabor
NamesakeSir William Dobell
Electors118,581 (2022)
Area787 km2 (303.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

Dobell is a NSW Central Coast electorate with large populations of both retirees and young families fleeing Sydney's expensive real estate.[1] The electorate includes the northern suburbs of Gosford, Terrigal, The Entrance, Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Toukley, Budgewoi and Wyong.[1]

The current MP is Emma McBride, a member of the Australian Labor Party. She has served since 2016.

History

Sir William Dobell, the division's namesake

The Division of Dobell was created in 1984 and is named in honour of Sir William Dobell, the painter. Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but grew increasingly marginal from 1996 onward. The seat was ultimately won by the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. The Liberals consolidated their hold on the seat at the 2004 election; however Labor regained the seat at the 2007 election when Craig Thomson defeated Ken Ticehurst.

Its most prominent members have been Michael Lee, a former minister in the Keating government and later Councillor for the City of Sydney, who held the seat for Labor between 1984 and 2001; and Craig Thomson.

Thomson, a former union official, was elected to represent Labor in 2007 and gained notoriety when, as part of the Health Services Union expenses affair, it was alleged there was improper use of Thomson's union-issued corporate credit card. In April 2012, Thomson sought suspension from the Labor Party and sat on the crossbench as an independent member of the House of Representatives.[2] Thomson stood as an independent candidate at the subsequent 2013 Federal Election and received 4% of the vote. After leaving parliament, Thomson was found guilty of fraud.[3]

A redistribution prior to the 2016 federal election saw Dobell change from a marginal Liberal seat in to a notional marginal Labor seat with a notional Labor two-party margin of 0.2 percent.[4] Incumbent Liberal member Karen McNamara re-contested the seat,[5] but was defeated by Labor candidate Emma McBride, the daughter of former state MP Grant McBride, on a swing of four percent.

Boundaries

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[6]

The division is located in the Central Coast region and includes the towns of The Entrance, Tuggerah and Wyong. The electorate stretches from Blue Haven in the north to Wyoming in the south, from The Entrance in the East through the Jilliby Valley. The division includes the suburbs Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Haven, The Entrance, Gorokan, Jilliby, Lisarow, Ourimbah, Toukley, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, Wamberal, Wyoming, and Wyong.

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Michael Lee
(1957–) 		Labor 1 December 1984 –
10 November 2001 		Served as minister under Keating. Lost seat
  Ken Ticehurst
(1945–) 		Liberal 10 November 2001 –
24 November 2007 		Lost seat
  Craig Thomson
(1964–) 		Labor 24 November 2007 –
29 April 2012 		Lost seat
  Independent 29 April 2012 –
7 September 2013
  Karen McNamara
(1964–) 		Liberal 7 September 2013 –
2 July 2016 		Lost seat
  Emma McBride
(1975–) 		Labor 2 July 2016 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dobell
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Dobell.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Dobell[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emma McBride 43,595 42.86 +1.37
Liberal Michael Feneley 34,276 33.70 −7.03
Greens Cath Connor 8,700 8.55 +1.08
One Nation Martin Stevenson 7,583 7.45 +7.45
United Australia Dean Mackin 3,818 3.75 −1.58
Fusion Geoff Barnes 2,202 2.16 +2.16
Liberal Democrats Eliot Metherell 1,543 1.52 +1.52
Total formal votes 101,717 95.38 +1.35
Informal votes 4,930 4.62 −1.35
Turnout 106,647 90.07 −1.98
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Emma McBride 57,491 56.52 +5.02
Liberal Michael Feneley 44,226 43.48 −5.02
Labor hold Swing +5.02
Primary vote results in Dobell (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred results in Dobell

References

  1. ^ a b "Dobell (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Embattled Thomson suspended from Labor Party". ABC News. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ Cooper, Adam (18 February 2014). "Craig Thomson found guilty of fraud, theft charges". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ 2016 election pendulum: Antony Green ABC
  5. ^ Dobell - 2016 federal election: Antony Green ABC
  6. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ Dobell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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