Division of Dobell
Australian federal electoral division
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 | |
|---|---|
 Division of Dobell (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Emma McBride |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Sir William Dobell |
| Electors | 93,646 (2010) |
| Area | 775 km2 (299.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
Members
change| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: Dobell[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Dobell (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Farnsworth, Sarah (22 May 2013). "Craig Thomson faces 19 new charges including 15 counts of fraud". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ Dobell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.