Division of Bruce

Bruce Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bruce (green) in Victoria
Created:	1955
MP:	Alan Griffin
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Stanley Bruce
Area:	68 km² (26 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Bruce is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Stanley Bruce, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Until 1996 it was based on Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley, and was a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party, but since then its boundaries have been extended southwards, making it a marginal Australian Labor Party seat. It now includes parts of Dandenong, Noble Park and Springvale. Its most prominent member has been Sir Billy Snedden, Liberal Party leader from 1972 to 1975 and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Billy Snedden	Liberal	1955–1983
	Ken Aldred	Liberal	1983–1990
	Julian Beale	Liberal	1990–1996
	Alan Griffin	Labor	1996–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Bruce

Australian federal election, 2010: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	37,794	49.24	-2.61
	Liberal	Mike Kabos	28,580	37.24	-0.33
	Greens	Stefan Zibell	7,222	9.41	+4.32
	Family First	Felicity Hemmersbach	3,151	4.11	+1.26
Total formal votes			76,747	94.79	-1.50
Informal votes			4,220	5.21	+1.50
Turnout			80,967	91.83	-2.75
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	44,603	58.12	-0.20
	Liberal	Mike Kabos	32,144	41.88	+0.20
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.20

References

• Division of Bruce, Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 37°55′52″S 145°11′10″E / 37.931°S 145.186°E / -37.931; 145.186