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Division of Dobell

Coordinates: 33°14′53″S 151°21′58″E / 33.248°S 151.366°E / -33.248; 151.366
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Dobell
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dobell in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created1984
MPEmma McBride
PartyLabor
NamesakeSir William Dobell
Electors118,581 (2022)
Area787 km2 (303.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial

The Division of Dobell (/dˈbɛl/) is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

The current MP is Emma McBride, a member of the Australian Labor Party. She has served since 2016.

History

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Sir William Dobell, the division's namesake

The Division of Dobell was created in 1984 and is named in honour of Sir William Dobell, the painter. Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, held by Michael Lee, a former minister in the Keating government. The seat was 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 defeated Ken Ticehurst.

The seat has been held by Labor’s Emma McBride since 2016.

Boundaries

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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]

The division is located in the Central Coast region and includes the suburbs 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. The division includes the suburbs Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Haven, The Entrance, Gorokan, Jilliby, Lisarow, Ourimbah, Toukley, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, Wamberal, Wyoming, and Wyong.

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Michael Lee
(1957–)
Labor 1 December 1984
10 November 2001
Served as minister under Keating. Lost seat
  Ken Ticehurst
(1945–)
Liberal 10 November 2001
24 November 2007
Lost seat
  Craig Thomson
(1964–)
Labor 24 November 2007
29 April 2012
Lost seat
  Independent 29 April 2012 –
7 September 2013
  Karen McNamara
(1964–)
Liberal 7 September 2013
2 July 2016
Lost seat
  Emma McBride
(1975–)
Labor 2 July 2016
present
Incumbent

Election results

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2022 Australian federal election: Dobell[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emma McBride 43,595 42.86 +1.37
Liberal Michael Feneley 34,276 33.70 −7.03
Greens Cath Connor 8,700 8.55 +1.08
One Nation Martin Stevenson 7,583 7.45 +7.45
United Australia Dean Mackin 3,818 3.75 −1.58
Fusion Geoff Barnes 2,202 2.16 +2.16
Liberal Democrats Eliot Metherell 1,543 1.52 +1.52
Total formal votes 101,717 95.38 +1.35
Informal votes 4,930 4.62 −1.35
Turnout 106,647 90.07 −1.98
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Emma McBride 57,491 56.52 +5.02
Liberal Michael Feneley 44,226 43.48 −5.02
Labor hold Swing +5.02
Primary vote results in Dobell (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred results in Dobell

References

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  1. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ Dobell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
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33°14′53″S 151°21′58″E / 33.248°S 151.366°E / -33.248; 151.366