Division of Dunkley

Dunkley Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dunkley (green) in Victoria
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

	Party	Term
Bob Chynoweth	Labor	1984–1990
Frank Ford	Liberal	1990–1993
Bob Chynoweth	Labor	1993–1996
Bruce Billson	Liberal	1996–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley

Australian federal election, 2013: Dunkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

1 2 "Two Party Preferred by division for Dunkley, Vic". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Dunkley (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

Division of Dunkley - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

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Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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

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