Division of Dunkley

Dunkley Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dunkley (green) in Victoria
Created:	1984
MP:	Bruce Billson
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Louisa Dunkley
Area:	138 km² (53 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Dunkley is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women. It is located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne, including Frankston, Mornington and Mount Eliza. It is a marginal seat, having been held by both the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Bob Chynoweth	Labor	1984–1990
	Frank Ford	Liberal	1990–1993
	Bob Chynoweth	Labor	1993–1996
	Bruce Billson	Liberal	1996–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley

Australian federal election, 2010: Dunkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Billson	40,602	47.32	-2.47
	Labor	Helen Constas	32,889	38.33	+0.07
	Greens	Simon Tiller	10,033	11.69	+3.94
	Family First	Yasmin de Zilwa	2,276	2.65	+0.06
Total formal votes			85,800	96.08	-1.30
Informal votes			3,498	3.92	+1.30
Turnout			89,298	93.68	-1.55
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Billson	43,777	51.02	-3.02
	Labor	Helen Constas	42,023	48.98	+3.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.02

References

• Division of Dunkley, Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 38°10′12″S 145°08′17″E / 38.170°S 145.138°E / -38.170; 145.138