Division of Dunkley

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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 Template:Convert from Template:VICcity in the north to Template:VICcity in the south and Langwarrin South in the southeast. Jodie Belyea has represented the seat since the 2024 Dunkley by-election.

List of Localities in Dunkley

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]

As a result of a periodical boundary redistribution, from the 2025 Australian federal election, Dunkley’s boundaries will move north to include the suburbs of Carrum, Bonbeach, Patterson Lakes, Chelsea (part) and Chelsea Heights (part), while losing the southern part of Mount Eliza to neighbouring Flinders.[2]

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.[3]

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
Template:Australian party style|  File:Labor Placeholder.png Bob Chynoweth
(1941–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Labor 1 December 1984 –
24 March 1990 		Previously held the Division of Flinders. Lost seat
Template:Australian party style|  File:Liberal Placeholder.png Frank Ford
(1936–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Liberal 24 March 1990 –
13 March 1993 		Lost seat
Template:Australian party style|  File:Labor Placeholder.png Bob Chynoweth
(1941–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Labor 13 March 1993 –
2 March 1996 		Lost seat
Template:Australian party style|  File:Bruce Billson Portrait 2014.jpg Bruce Billson
(1966–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Liberal 2 March 1996 –
9 May 2016 		Served as minister under Howard and Abbott. Retired
Template:Australian party style|  File:Chris Crewther Portrait.jpg Chris Crewther
(1983–)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Liberal 2 July 2016 –
18 May 2019 		Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mornington in 2022
Template:Australian party style|  File:Peta Murphy 2019.jpg Peta Murphy
(1973–2023)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Labor 18 May 2019 –
4 December 2023 		Died in office
Template:Australian party style|  File:Jodie.belyea.mp image.jpg Jodie Belyea Labor 2 March 2024 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results

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Notes

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References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ https://antonygreen.com.au/2024-federal-redistributions-final-boundaries-for-victoria-released/
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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