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Division of Dunkley

Coordinates: 38°10′12″S 145°08′17″E / 38.170°S 145.138°E / -38.170; 145.138
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Dunkley
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dunkley (green) in Victoria
Created1984
MPBruce Billson
PartyLiberal
NamesakeLouisa Margaret Dunkley
Electors95,299 (2010)
Area138 km2 (53.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan

The Division of Dunkley is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women. It is located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne, including Frankston, Mornington and Mount Eliza. It is a marginal seat, having been held by both the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Bob Chynoweth Labor 1984–1990
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Frank Ford Liberal 1990–1993
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Bob Chynoweth Labor 1993–1996
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Bruce Billson Liberal 1996–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2010: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 40,602 47.32 −2.47
Labor Helen Constas 32,889 38.33 +0.07
Greens Simon Tiller 10,033 11.69 +3.94
Family First Yasmin de Zilwa 2,276 2.65 +0.06
Total formal votes 85,800 96.08 −1.30
Informal votes 3,498 3.92 +1.30
Turnout 89,298 93.68 −1.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 43,777 51.02 −3.02
Labor Helen Constas 42,023 48.98 +3.02
Liberal hold Swing −3.02

References

38°10′12″S 145°08′17″E / 38.170°S 145.138°E / -38.170; 145.138