Division of Dobell
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The Division of Dobell (Template:IPAc-en) is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
The current MP is Emma McBride, a member of the Australian Labor Party. She has served since 2016.
HistoryEdit
The Division of Dobell was created in 1984 and is named in honour of Sir William Dobell, the painter. Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, held by Michael Lee, a former minister in the Keating government. The seat was won by the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. The Liberals consolidated their hold on the seat at the 2004 election; however Labor regained the seat at the 2007 election when Craig Thomson defeated Ken Ticehurst.
The seat has been held by Labor’s Emma McBride since 2016.
BoundariesEdit
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The division is located in the Central Coast region and includes the suburbs of The Entrance, Tuggerah and Wyong. The electorate stretches from Blue Haven in the north to Wyoming in the south, from The Entrance in the East through the Jilliby Valley. The division includes the suburbs Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Haven, The Entrance, Gorokan, Jilliby, Lisarow, Ourimbah, Toukley, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, Wamberal, Wyoming, and Wyong.
MembersEdit
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | File:MichaelLee.jpg | Michael Lee Template:Small |
Labor | 1 December 1984 – 10 November 2001 |
Served as minister under Keating. Lost seat |
| Template:Australian party style| | File:Liberal Placeholder.png | Ken Ticehurst Template:Small |
Liberal | 10 November 2001 – 24 November 2007 |
Lost seat |
| Template:Australian party style| | File:Craig Thomson.jpg | Craig Thomson Template:Small |
Labor | 24 November 2007 – 29 April 2012 |
Lost seat |
| Template:Australian party style| | Independent | 29 April 2012 – 7 September 2013 | |||
| Template:Australian party style| | File:Liberal Placeholder.png | Karen McNamara Template:Small |
Liberal | 7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016 |
Lost seat |
| Template:Australian party style| | File:Emma McBride Tacoma Public School 2017 (cropped).jpg | Emma McBride Template:Small |
Labor | 2 July 2016 – present |
Incumbent |
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Election resultsEdit
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