Electoral district of Dandenong

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Dandenong
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Dandenong (Victoria) 2022.svg
Location of Dandenong (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State Victoria
Created1904
MP Gabrielle Williams
Party   Labor
Namesake Dandenong, Victoria
Electors 42,361 (2018)
Area58 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The electoral district of Dandenong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1904 when the district of Dandenong and Berwick was abolished.

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The district is located within the outskirts of Melbourne's south-east, containing both residential and industrial areas, as well as the Armada Dandenong Plaza and Churchill National Park. [1] A very multicultural district, it has been a safe Labor seat since the 1970s.

Dandenong District comprises the suburbs of Dandenong, Doveton, Eumemmerring and parts of Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Endeavour Hills, Noble Park, Noble Park North and Rowville. [2]

It is part of the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region for elections to the Legislative Council.

Members for Dandenong

MemberPartyTerm
  William Keast Conservative1904–1917
  Commonwealth Liberal
  Nationalist
  Frank Groves Nationalist 1917–1929
  Bert Cremean Labor 1929–1932
  Frank Groves United Australia 1932–1937
  Frank Field Labor 1937–1947
  William Dawnay-Mould Liberal 1947–1952
  Electoral Reform League
  Les Coates Labor 1952–1955
  Ray Wiltshire Liberal 1955–1958
  Len Reid Liberal 1958–1969
  Alan Lind Labor 1969–1979
  Rob Jolly Labor 1979–1985
  Terry Norris Labor 1985–1992
  John Pandazopoulos Labor 1992–2014
  Gabrielle Williams Labor 2014–present

Election results

2022 Victorian state election: Dandenong [3] [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gabrielle Williams 21,67754.9−9.6
Liberal Karen Broadley8,47521.5−1.2
Greens Matthew Kirwan3,2158.1+1.1
Family First Audrey Harmse2,7196.9+6.9
Freedom Anthony Levchenko1,4783.7+3.7
Animal Justice Andrew Klop9822.5+1.6
Liberal Democrats Tham Turner9612.4+2.4
Total formal votes39,50592.5+1.2
Informal votes3,1957.5−1.2
Turnout 42,70084.0-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Williams 26,97068.3−4.8
Liberal Karen Broadley12,53531.7+4.8
Labor hold Swing −4.8

Graphical summary

Two-party-preferred vote results in Dandenong

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