Division of Dunkley
Dunkley Australian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Dunkley (green) in Victoria
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Created | 1984 |
MP | Bruce Billson |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Louisa Margaret Dunkley |
Electors | 95,299 (2013)[1] |
Area | 140 km2 (54.1 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Dunkley is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women.
The division is located south-east of Melbourne. It covers an area of approximately 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) from Seaford in the north to Mornington in the south. The main suburbs include Frankston, Frankston North, Frankston South, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Mt Eliza, Mornington and Seaford and parts of Baxter and Skye.[2]
The current Member for Dunkley, since the 1996 federal election, is Bruce Billson, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
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Bob Chynoweth | Labor | 1984–1990 | |
Frank Ford | Liberal | 1990–1993 | |
Bob Chynoweth | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
Bruce Billson | Liberal | 1996–present |
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Bruce Billson | 42,869 | 48.75 | +1.42 | |
Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | 27,155 | 30.88 | −7.44 | |
Greens | Simon Tiller | 8,199 | 9.32 | −2.37 | |
Palmer United | Kate Ryder | 3,707 | 4.22 | +4.22 | |
Sex Party | Eloise Palmi | 2,589 | 2.94 | +2.94 | |
Family First | Cameron Eastman | 1,682 | 1.91 | −0.75 | |
Independent | Rod Burt | 740 | 0.84 | +0.84 | |
Independent | Roy Broff | 516 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
Rise Up Australia | Yvonne Gentle | 477 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
Total formal votes | 87,934 | 95.21 | −0.87 | ||
Informal votes | 4,424 | 4.79 | +0.87 | ||
Turnout | 92,358 | 93.28 | −0.32 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bruce Billson | 48,861 | 55.57 | +4.53 | |
Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | 39,073 | 44.43 | −4.53 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.53 |
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