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Dobell
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dobell (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1984 MP: Craig Thomson Party: Labor Namesake: Sir William Dobell Area: 775 km² (299 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Sir William Dobell, the painter. It is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales and includes the towns of The Entrance, Tuggerah and Wyong. The electorate stretches from Blue Haven in the north to Wyoming in the south, from The Entrance in the East through the Jilliby Valley
Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party but successive redistributions reduced the Labor margin and the seat was ultimately won by the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. The Liberals consolidated their hold on the seat at the 2004 election; however Labor regained the seat at the 2007 election when Craig Thomson easily defeated Ken Ticehurst. Dobell is a bellwether electorate. With the exception of the 1990 election and the 1996 election, Dobell has voted for the party with the highest national two party preferred vote at every federal election since its creation in 1984.
Liberal Party preselection for the 2010 Federal election is local Wyong Shire councillor and small business manager John McNamara. Labor preselection is incumbent Craig Thomson.[1]
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Major suburbs
- The Entrance, New South Wales
- Wamberal, New South Wales
- Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales
- Wyong, New South Wales
- Gorokan, New South Wales
- Tuggerah, New South Wales
- Wyoming, New South Wales
- Bateau Bay, New South Wales
- Toukley, New South Wales Since 2006 redistribution
- Blue Haven, New South Wales
- Berkeley Vale, New South Wales
- Jilliby, New South Wales
- Ourimbah, New South Wales
Members
Member Party Term Michael Lee Labor 1984–2001 Ken Ticehurst Liberal 2001–2007 Craig Thomson Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of DobellAustralian federal election, 2010: Dobell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Craig Thomson 38,268 46.27 -0.08 Liberal John McNamara 33,287 40.24 -2.05 Greens Scott Rickard 7,121 8.61 +3.24 Family First Gavin Brett 2,033 2.46 +0.75 Christian Democrats Rhonda Avasalu 2,005 2.42 +0.54 Total formal votes 82,714 93.94 -1.74 Informal votes 5,333 6.06 +1.74 Turnout 88,047 94.01 -0.83 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Craig Thomson 45,551 55.07 +1.14 Liberal John McNamara 37,163 44.93 -1.14 Labor hold Swing +1.14 References
- ^ http://nsw.liberal.org.au/federal-candidates/john-mcnamara.html |Retrieved 2010-07-17
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Central Coast, New South Wales
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