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| Australian federal election, 2016
Division of Dunkley, Victoria
Southern Melbourne: Frankston, Karingal, Mornington, Mt Eliza
Sitting member: Hon Bruce Billson (Liberal), elected 1996. Retiring 2016
Enrolment at close of rolls: 104,967
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 5.6%
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Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Ruth Stanfield
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
2. Jeanette Swain
Australian Greens |
3. Chris Crewther
Liberal Party |
4. Michael Rathbone
Family First |
5. Peta Murphy
Australian Labor Party |
6. Sally Baillieu
The Arts Party |
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7. Lin Tregenza
Rise Up Australia |
8. Tyson Jack
Animal Justice Party |
9. Dr Joseph Toscano
Independent |
10. Tim Wilms
Liberal Democratic Party |
11. Jeff Rainey
Australian Christians |
2013 results
Statistics and history
Dunkley was created in 1984, based on Frankston, a suburban centre at the southern end of Melbourne's urban sprawl. Frankston itself tends to
vote Labor, but subsequent redistributions have extended the seat further south into solidly Liberal territory around Mt Eliza and Mornington.
Although it has a lower proportion of families with dependent children than most outer suburban seats, it is still sensitive to interest rates
and similar economic issues. A very marginal seat when it was created, it has become better for the Liberals at recent elections.
Bruce Billson won Dunkley in 1996 and has held it for 20 years, despite close calls in 1998 and 2010. He was a junior minister in both the Howard
and Abbott governments, before being dropped by Malcolm Turnbull. He is retiring at this election. The loss of his personal vote brings the seat
within range for Labor.
The new Liberal candidate is Chris Crewther, former CEO of the Mildura Development Corporation, who also worked as an international lawyer in
Kosovo, and now runs a consultancy. The Labor candidate is Peta Murphy, a criminal defence lawyer and legal aid public advocate.
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