Division of Dobell
| Dobell Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Dobell (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Karen McNamara |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Sir William Dobell |
| Electors | 93,646 (2010) |
| Area | 775 km2 (299.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Sir William Dobell, the painter. It 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, Ourimbah, Toukley, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, Wamberal, Wyoming, Wyong.
Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party but successive redistributions reduced the Labor margin and 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 easily defeated Ken Ticehurst. Dobell is a bellwether electorate. With the exception of the 1996 election and the 1998 election, Dobell has voted for the party with the highest national two party preferred vote at every federal election since its creation in 1984.
Members
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Karen McNamara | 35,617 | 41.35 | +1.11 | |
| Labor | Emma McBride | 30,248 | 35.11 | -11.16 | |
| Independent | Nathan Bracken | 7,090 | 8.23 | +8.23 | |
| Greens | Sue Wynn | 4,238 | 4.92 | -3.69 | |
| Independent | Craig Thomson | 3,444 | 4.00 | +4.00 | |
| Palmer United | Kate McGill | 2,920 | 3.39 | +3.39 | |
| Christian Democrats | Hadden Ervin | 1,250 | 1.45 | -0.97 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Greg Owen | 711 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
| Bullet Train | Christian Kunde | 622 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
| Total formal votes | 86,140 | 92.49 | -1.45 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,994 | 7.51 | +1.45 | ||
| Turnout | 93,134 | 93.87 | -0.15 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Karen McNamara | 43,653 | 50.68 | +5.75 | |
| Labor | Emma McBride | 42,487 | 49.32 | -5.75 | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +5.75 | |||