Division of Menzies

Menzies Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1984
MP:	Kevin Andrews
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Robert Menzies
Electors:	89,968
Area:	119 km² (45.9 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Menzies is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It is bordered by the Yarra River to the north and Koonung Creek to the south. It covers the suburbs of Bulleen, Croydon Hills, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Donvale, Park Orchards, Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, Warrandyte and Warrandyte South. Additionally, parts of Ringwood North, Warranwood and Wonga Park fall under the Division.

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 14 September 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 Federal election. It was named after Rt Hon Sir Robert Menzies, the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia. The Division is currently a safe Liberal seat, and is held by the former Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Kevin Andrews.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Neil Brown	Liberal	1984—1991
	Kevin Andrews	Liberal	1991—present

Australian federal election, 2007: Menzies
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	43,393	51.60	-5.19
	Labor	Andrew Campbell	29,249	34.78	+1.99
	Greens	David Ellis	5,291	6.29	-0.17
	Independent	Philip Nitschke	3,297	3.92	+3.92
	Family First	Ken Smithies	2,036	2.42	+0.28
	Democrats	Damian Wise	822	0.98	-0.53
Total formal votes			84,088	97.24	+0.85
Informal votes			2,385	2.76	-0.85
Turnout			86,473	96.12	+0.68
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	47,104	56.02	-4.65
	Labor	Andrew Campbell	36,984	43.98	+4.65
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.65

Australian federal election, 2004: Menzies
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	46,132	56.79	+3.46
	Labor	Brian Jones	26,635	32.79	-0.41
	Greens	Matthew Wright	5,251	6.46	+0.97
	Family First	John Bridge	1,739	2.14	+2.14
	Democrats	Anne Page	1,226	1.51	-5.09
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jordon Davidson	256	0.32	+0.32
Total formal votes			81,239	96.39	-0.22
Informal votes			3,039	3.61	+0.22
Turnout			84,278	95.44	-0.37
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	49,288	60.67	+1.76
	Labor	Brian Jones	31,951	39.33	-1.76
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.76

Division of Menzies. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 167 kB)
Electoral Newsfile No 131. National Seat Status for the 2007 Federal Election. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.

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