Electoral district of Dandenong

The electoral district of Dandenong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1904 when the district of Dandenong and Berwick was abolished.

Dandenong
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Dandenong (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Created1904
MPGabrielle Williams
Party  Labor
NamesakeDandenong, Victoria
Electors42,361 (2018)
Area62 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The district is located within the outskirts of Melbourne's south-east, containing both residential and industrial areas, as well as the Dandenong Plaza and Churchill National Park.[1] A very multicultural district, it has been a safe Labor seat since the 1970s.

Dandenong District comprises the suburbs of Dandenong, Doveton, Eumemmerring and parts of Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Endeavour Hills, Noble Park, Noble Park North and Rowville.[2]

It is part of the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region for elections to the Legislative Council.

Members for Dandenong
MemberPartyTerm
  William Keast Conservative 1904–1917
  Commonwealth Liberal
  Nationalist
  Frank Groves Nationalist 1917–1929
  Bert Cremean Labor 1929–1932
  Frank Groves United Australia 1932–1937
  Frank Field Labor 1937–1947
  William Dawnay-Mould Liberal 1947–1952
  Electoral Reform League
  Les Coates Labor 1952–1955
  Ray Wiltshire Liberal 1955–1958
  Len Reid Liberal 1958–1969
  Alan Lind Labor 1969–1979
  Rob Jolly Labor 1979–1985
  Terry Norris Labor 1985–1992
  John Pandazopoulos Labor 1992–2014
  Gabrielle Williams Labor 2014–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Dandenong
2018 Victorian state election: Dandenong[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabrielle Williams 21,823 66.00 +13.16
Liberal Virosh Perera 7,608 23.01 −5.96
Greens Rhonda Garad 2,483 7.51 −0.20
Transport Matters Afroz Ahmed 1,150 3.48 +3.48
Total formal votes 33,064 90.98 −0.72
Informal votes 3,278 9.02 +0.72
Turnout 36,342 85.79 −3.83
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Williams 24,476 73.93 +11.05
Liberal Virosh Perera 8,632 26.07 −11.05
Labor hold Swing+11.05

References
  1. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/DandenongDistrictProfile.html
  2. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/DandenongDistrictProfile.html
  3. State Election 2018: Dandenong District, VEC.


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