Division of Diamond Valley

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Diamond Valley
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1969
Abolished1984
Namesake Diamond Creek

The Division of Diamond Valley was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 1984. It was named for the Diamond Creek area. It was located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Doncaster, Watsonia, Eltham and Templestowe. With the expansion of the Parliament in 1984, the Division was effectively split in two, the western half forming the new Division of Jagajaga, and the eastern half the Division of Menzies.

Always held by the government of the day, the seat was marginal between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. This is reflected by the state of its successor seats. Menzies has always been a safe Liberal seat, while Jagajaga has been a fairly safe to safe Labor seat.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Neil Brown 1970.png Neil Brown
(1940–)
Liberal 25 October 1969
2 December 1972
Lost seat
  No image.svg David McKenzie
(1933–)
Labor 2 December 1972
13 December 1975
Lost seat
  Neil Brown 1970.png Neil Brown
(1940–)
Liberal 13 December 1975
5 March 1983
Served as minister under Fraser. Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Menzies in 1984
  No image.svg Peter Staples
(1947–)
Labor 5 March 1983
1 December 1984
Transferred to the Division of Jagajaga after Diamond Valley was abolished in 1984

Election results

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