Division of Bendigo

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Bendigo Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1901
MP:	Steve Gibbons
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Bendigo, Victoria
Electors:	97,197
Area:	7,286 km² (2,813.1 sq mi)
Demographic:	Provincial

The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the city of Bendigo. In the early years of federation the seat consisted of little more than Bendigo itself, but on later boundaries the seat has included towns such as Echuca, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Seymour. Today it includes Bendigo, Castlemaine, Maldon and Maryborough. Bendigo has always been a marginal seat, changing hands regularly between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. Bendigo has had 15 members, the equal-highest number (with Denison) of any federal electorate. Its most notable members have been its first member, Sir John Quick, who was a leading federalist, and Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who although from Sydney represented Bendigo for two terms at a time when the federal Parliament met in Melbourne. John Brumby, who held the seat from 1983 to 1990, is now Premier of Victoria.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Results
	John Quick	Protectionist	1901—1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909—1913
	John Arthur	Labor	1913—1914
	Alfred Hampson	Labor	1914—1917
	Billy Hughes	Nationalist	1917—1922
	Geoffry Hurry	Nationalist	1922—1929
	Richard Keane	Labor	1929—1931
	Eric Harrison	United Australia	1931—1937
	George Rankin	Country	1937—1949
	Percy Clarey	Labor	1949—1960
	Noel Beaton	Labor	1960—1969
	David Kennedy	Labor	1969—1972
	John Bourchier	Liberal	1972—1983
	John Brumby	Labor	1983—1990
	Bruce Reid	Liberal	1990—1998
	Steve Gibbons	Labor	1998—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	42,410	47.14	+3.61
	Liberal	Peter Kennedy	34,562	38.42	-7.02
	Greens	Toby Byrne	6,521	7.25	+0.32
	Family First	Terry Jarvis	3,190	3.55	-0.12
	Independent	Eril Rathjen	1,865	2.07	+2.07
	Democrats	Edward Guymer	577	0.64	+0.64
	Independent	Adam Veitch	331	0.37	+0.37
	Independent	Peter Consandine	304	0.34	+0.34
	Liberty and Democracy	Clinton Gale	210	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			89,970	96.46	-0.67
Informal votes			3,305	3.54	+0.67
Turnout			93,275	95.96	-0.24
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	50,504	56.13	+5.17
	Liberal	Peter Kennedy	39,466	43.87	-5.17
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.17

Australian federal election, 2004: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Gibbins	40,035	45.44	+5.92
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	38,356	43.53	+0.04
	Greens	David Petersen	6,108	6.93	+1.29
	Family First	Nathan Hulls	3,238	3.67	+3.67
	Citizens Electoral Council	Vern White	373	0.42	+0.42
Total formal votes			88,110	97.13	+0.76
Informal votes			2,599	2.87	-0.76
Turnout			90,709	96.20	-0.22
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	44,900	50.96	-2.59
	Liberal	Kevin Gibbins	43,210	49.04	+2.59
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.59

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