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Bendigo
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bendigo (green) in VictoriaCreated: 1900 MP: Steve Gibbons Party: Labor Namesake: Bendigo, Victoria Area: 7,286 km² (2,813 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the city of Bendigo. In the early years of federation the seat consisted of little more than Bendigo itself, but on later boundaries the seat has included towns such as Echuca, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Seymour. Today it includes Bendigo, Castlemaine, Kyneton, Maldon, and Maryborough. Bendigo has always been a marginal seat, changing hands regularly between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. Bendigo has had 15 members, the second-highest number (with Denison) of any federal electorate. Its most notable members have been its first member, Sir John Quick, who was a leading federalist, and Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who although from Sydney represented Bendigo for two terms at a time when the federal Parliament met in Melbourne. John Brumby, who held the seat from 1983 to 1990, later became Premier of Victoria.
Members
Member Party Results John Quick Protectionist 1901–1906 Independent Protectionist 1906–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1913 John Arthur Labor 1913–1914 Alfred Hampson Labor 1915–1917 Billy Hughes Nationalist 1917–1922 Geoffry Hurry Nationalist 1922–1929 Richard Keane Labor 1929–1931 Eric Harrison United Australia 1931–1937 George Rankin Country 1937–1949 Percy Clarey Labor 1949–1960 Noel Beaton Labor 1960–1969 David Kennedy Labor 1969–1972 John Bourchier Liberal 1972–1983 John Brumby Labor 1983–1990 Bruce Reid Liberal 1990–1998 Steve Gibbons Labor 1998–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of BendigoAustralian federal election, 2010: Bendigo Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Steve Gibbons 43,965 47.65 +0.51 Liberal Craig Hunter 33,067 35.84 -2.58 Greens Kymberlie Dimozantos 11,341 12.29 +5.04 Family First Alan Howard 3,892 4.22 +0.67 Total formal votes 92,265 96.26 -0.20 Informal votes 3,588 3.74 +0.20 Turnout 95,853 95.19 -0.84 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Steve Gibbons 54,928 59.53 +3.40 Liberal Craig Hunter 37,337 40.47 -3.40 Labor hold Swing +3.40 References
- Division of Bendigo, Australian Electoral Commission
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Abolished: Balaclava · Bourke · Burke (1949-55) · Burke (1969-2004) · Corinella (1901-06) · Corinella (1990-96) · Darebin · Diamond Valley · Echuca · Fawkner · Grampians · Henty · Higinbotham · Hoddle · Isaacs (1949-69) · Laanecoorie · Mernda · Moira · Northern Melbourne · Scullin (1955-69) · Southern Melbourne · Streeton · Wimmera · Yarra
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