Division of Dunkley

The Division of Dunkley is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women. It covers an area of 140 km2 in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It includes Frankston, Mornington and Mount Eliza.

Dunkley Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Dunkley (green) in Victoria
Created	1984
MP	Peta Murphy
Party	Labor
Namesake	Louisa Margaret Dunkley
Electors	95,299 (2010)
Area	138 km2 (53.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Members

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

In 2013 Bruce Billson became the Minister for Small Business in the Abbott Government.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: 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

Division Of Dunkley Media

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  Bruce Billson Portrait 2014

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  Portrait of Chris Crewther

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  Peta Murphy with Mount Eliza JFC Player Matt

Other websites

• Division of Dunkley – Australian Electoral Commission
• Bruce Billson's website