Division of Dunkley
Appearance
Dunkley Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1984 |
MP | Bruce Billson |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Louisa Margaret Dunkley |
Electors | 95,299 (2010) |
Area | 138 km2 (53.3 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer 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
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |