Division of Dobell
| 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 |
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]
Members[change | change source]
| 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 | change source]
| 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 | change source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dobell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.