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The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral Division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1984 and is named for the Australian painter, Sir William Dobell.[1] It is on the Central Coast and includes Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Haven, The Entrance, Gorokan, Jilliby, Ourimbah, Toukley, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, Wamberal, Wyoming.[1]
Dobell Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1984 |
MP | Emma McBride |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Sir William Dobell |
Electors | 93,646 (2010) |
Area | 775 km2 (299.2 sq mi) |
Demographic | Provincial |
Member | Party | Term | |
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Michael Lee | Labor | 1984–2001 | |
Ken Ticehurst | Liberal | 2001–2007 | |
Craig Thomson | Labor | 2007–2012 | |
Independent | 2012–2013 | ||
Karen McNamara | Liberal | 2013–present |
Craig Thomson was arrested in 2013 and charged with 173 offences including fraud and theft.[2] He resigned form the ALP and sat as an independent. He contested the 2013 election as an independent but only got 4% of the votes.
2022 Australian federal election: Dobell[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Emma McBride | 43,595 | 42.86 | +1.37 | |
Liberal | Michael Feneley | 34,276 | 33.70 | −7.03 | |
Greens | Cath Connor | 8,700 | 8.55 | +1.08 | |
One Nation | Martin Stevenson | 7,583 | 7.45 | +7.45 | |
United Australia | Dean Mackin | 3,818 | 3.75 | −1.58 | |
Fusion | Geoff Barnes | 2,202 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eliot Metherell | 1,543 | 1.52 | +1.52 | |
Total formal votes | 101,717 | 95.38 | +1.35 | ||
Informal votes | 4,930 | 4.62 | −1.35 | ||
Turnout | 106,647 | 90.07 | −1.98 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Emma McBride | 57,491 | 56.52 | +5.02 | |
Liberal | Michael Feneley | 44,226 | 43.48 | −5.02 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.02 |
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