| Dunkley Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Dunkley in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Vacant |
| Namesake | Louisa Margaret Dunkley |
| Electors | 111,693 (2022) |
| Area | 153 km2 (59.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Division of Dunkley is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division is located south-east of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It covers an area of approximately 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) from Seaford in the north to Mount Eliza in the south and Langwarrin South in the southeast. The division is currently unrepresented following the death of the incumbent, Peta Murphy, on 4 December 2023.
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 was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women.
It was held by the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2019, however a 2018 boundary redistribution that favoured Labor, along with Labor's increased statewide strength in Victoria resulted in Peta Murphy winning the seat for the Labor Party at the 2019 Australian federal election.[2]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bob Chynoweth (1941–) |
Labor | 1 December 1984 – 24 March 1990 |
Previously held the Division of Flinders. Lost seat | |
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|
Frank Ford (1936–) |
Liberal | 24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 |
Lost seat | |
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Bob Chynoweth (1941–) |
Labor | 13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 |
Lost seat | |
|
Bruce Billson (1966–) |
Liberal | 2 March 1996 – 9 May 2016 |
Served as minister under Howard and Abbott. Retired | |
|
Chris Crewther (1983–) |
Liberal | 2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mornington in 2022 | |
|
Peta Murphy (1973–2023) |
Labor | 18 May 2019 – 4 December 2023 |
Died in office.[3] |
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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peta Murphy | 38,506 | 40.23 | +1.71 | |
| Liberal | Sharn Coombes | 31,108 | 32.50 | −7.38 | |
| Greens | Liam O'Brien | 9,898 | 10.34 | +1.95 | |
| United Australia | Adrian Irvine | 4,846 | 5.06 | +2.46 | |
| Independent | Darren Bergwerf | 3,698 | 3.86 | +3.86 | |
| One Nation | Scott Middlebrook | 2,689 | 2.81 | +2.81 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Damian Willis | 2,398 | 2.51 | +2.51 | |
| Animal Justice | Elizabeth Johnston | 2,013 | 2.10 | −0.96 | |
| Australian Federation | Kathryn Woods | 566 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
| Total formal votes | 95,722 | 95.27 | +0.41 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,750 | 4.73 | −0.41 | ||
| Turnout | 100,472 | 90.06 | −2.30 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peta Murphy | 53,865 | 56.27 | +3.53 | |
| Liberal | Sharn Coombes | 41,857 | 43.73 | −3.53 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.53 | |||