Dunkley
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dunkley in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created1984
MPVacant
NamesakeLouisa Margaret Dunkley
Electors111,693 (2022)
Area153 km2 (59.1 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The Division of Dunkley is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division is located south-east of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It covers an area of approximately 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) from Seaford in the north to Mount Eliza in the south and Langwarrin South in the southeast. The division is currently unrepresented following the death of the incumbent, Peta Murphy, on 4 December 2023.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

History

The division was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women.

It was held by the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2019, however a 2018 boundary redistribution that favoured Labor, along with Labor's increased statewide strength in Victoria resulted in Peta Murphy winning the seat for the Labor Party at the 2019 Australian federal election.[2]

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Bob Chynoweth
(1941–)		 Labor 1 December 1984 –
24 March 1990		 Previously held the Division of Flinders. Lost seat
  Frank Ford
(1936–)		 Liberal 24 March 1990 –
13 March 1993		 Lost seat
  Bob Chynoweth
(1941–)		 Labor 13 March 1993 –
2 March 1996		 Lost seat
  Bruce Billson
(1966–)		 Liberal 2 March 1996 –
9 May 2016		 Served as minister under Howard and Abbott. Retired
  Chris Crewther
(1983–)		 Liberal 2 July 2016 –
18 May 2019		 Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mornington in 2022
  Peta Murphy
(1973–2023)		 Labor 18 May 2019 –
4 December 2023		 Died in office.[3]

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Dunkley.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Dunkley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peta Murphy 38,506 40.23 +1.71
Liberal Sharn Coombes 31,108 32.50 −7.38
Greens Liam O'Brien 9,898 10.34 +1.95
United Australia Adrian Irvine 4,846 5.06 +2.46
Independent Darren Bergwerf 3,698 3.86 +3.86
One Nation Scott Middlebrook 2,689 2.81 +2.81
Liberal Democrats Damian Willis 2,398 2.51 +2.51
Animal Justice Elizabeth Johnston 2,013 2.10 −0.96
Australian Federation Kathryn Woods 566 0.59 +0.59
Total formal votes 95,722 95.27 +0.41
Informal votes 4,750 4.73 −0.41
Turnout 100,472 90.06 −2.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peta Murphy 53,865 56.27 +3.53
Liberal Sharn Coombes 41,857 43.73 −3.53
Labor hold Swing+3.53
Primary vote results in Dunkley (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal
  Labor
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  Justice
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
Two-candidate-preferred results in Dunkley

References

  1. ↑ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Dunkley (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Wind, Emily (4 December 2023). "Australia news live: Labor MP Peta Murphy dies following 'brave' battle with cancer, Anthony Albanese says". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Dunkley, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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