electoral district of Dandenong
{{Short description|State electoral district of Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate
|name = Dandenong
|state = vic
|image = Electoral district of Dandenong (Victoria) 2022.svg
|caption = Location of Dandenong (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
|created = 1904
|abolished=
|mp = Gabrielle Williams
|mp-party = {{color box|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|border=darkgray}} Labor
|namesake = Dandenong, Victoria
|electors = 42361
|electors_year = 2018
|area = 58
|class = Outer 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.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/DandenongDistrictProfile.html|title = Electoral boundaries}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/DandenongDistrictProfile.html|title = Electoral boundaries}}
It is part of the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region for elections to the Legislative Council.
Members for Dandenong
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|
| rowspan="3"|William Keast | Conservative | rowspan="3"|1904–1917 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}| | ||
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| | ||
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|
| 1917–1929 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1929–1932 | ||
| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|
| 1932–1937 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1937–1947 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| rowspan="2"|William Dawnay-Mould | Liberal | rowspan="2"|1947–1952 | ||
| {{Australian party style|ERL}}| | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1952–1955 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| Liberal | 1955–1958 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| Len Reid | Liberal | 1958–1969 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1969–1979 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1979–1985 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1985–1992 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 1992–2014 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Labor | 2014–present |
Election results
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Dandenong}}
{{Excerpt|Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)|section=Dandenong}}
=Graphical summary=
{{Image frame
| content = {{Graph:Chart
| width=620
| height=300
| xAxisAngle = -40
| xAxisTitle=Year
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=1911
| xAxisMax=2026
| yAxisMin=0
| yAxisMax=100
| legend=Political party
| y1Title=Commonwealth Liberal
| y2Title=Nationalist
| y3Title=Nationalist 2
| y4Title=Labor
| y5Title=United Australia (1931)
| y6Title=Independent
| y7Title=Liberal
| y8Title=Electoral Reform
| linewidth=2
| xGrid = | yGrid =
| x= 1911, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
| y1=100, 100
| y2=,,58.6, 73.20, 68.7, 60.6, 51, 46.9
| y3=,,41.4
| y4=,,,26.8, 31.3, 39.4, 49, 53.1, 40.8, 41.8, 50.6, 60.8, 60.4, 52, 44.9, 49.8, 57.8, 41.9, 46.5, 44.7, 44.4, 46.8, 56.8, 53.4, 52.2, 55.2, 56.5, 65.3, 61.1, 62.57, 53.1, 53.3, 55.8, 70.3, 68.67, 63.87, 62.9, 74, 69.1
| y5=,,,,,,,,59.2, 58.2, 49.4, 39.2,,
| y6=,,,,,,,,,,,,39.4
| y7=,,,,,,,,,,,,,33.8, 55.1, 50.2,,58.1, 53.5, 55.3, 55.6, 53.2, 41.1, 46.6, 47.8, 44.8, 43.5, 34.7, 38.9, 37.43, 46.9, 46.7, 44.2, 29.3, 31.33, 36.13, 37.1, 26, 30.1
| y8=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,42.2
| colors=#8CB4D2, #6495ED, #6495ED, #F00011, #00008B, #B3B3B3, #080CAB, #F0E68C
|vAnnotatonsLine=1911, 1914, 1969
|vAnnotatonsLabel=Unopposed, Unopposed, By-election
| showSymbols=true}} | caption=Two-party-preferred vote results in Dandenong
| align=left
}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/dandenong-district Electorate profile: Dandenong District, Victorian Electoral Commission]
- [https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries South Eastern Metropolitan Region]
{{Electoral districts of Victoria|state=expanded}}
{{Electoral districts of the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region}}
{{Coord|37|59|S|145|13|E|dim:5km|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dandenong}}
Category:Electoral districts of Victoria (state)
Category:1904 establishments in Australia
Category:City of Greater Dandenong
Category:Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne
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