| Dobell Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Dobell (green) in New South Wales |
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| Created: | 1984 |
| MP: | Craig Thomson |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Sir William Dobell |
| Electors: | 90,328 |
| Area: | 886 km² (342 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral Division in New South Wales.
The division was created in 1984 and is named for Sir William Dobell, the painter. It is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales and includes the towns of The Entrance, Tuggerah and Wyong.
The electorate stretches from Blue Haven in the north to Wyoming in the south, from The Entrance in the East through the Jilliby Valley
Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party but successive redistributions reduced the Labor margin and the seat was ultimately won by the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. The Liberals consolidated their hold on the seat at the 2004 election; however Labor regained the seat at the 2007 election when Craig Thomson easily defeated Ken Ticehurst.
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Major suburbs
- The Entrance, New South Wales
- Wamberal, New South Wales
- Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales
- Wyong, New South Wales
- Gorokan, New South Wales
- Tuggerah, New South Wales
- Wyoming, New South Wales
- Bateau Bay, New South Wales
- Toukley, New South Wales Since 2006 redistribution
- Blue Haven, New South Wales
- Berkeley Vale, New South Wales
- Jilliby, New South Wales
- Ourimbah, New South Wales
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Michael Lee | Labor | 1984–2001 | |
| Ken Ticehurst | Liberal | 2001–2007 | |
| Craig Thomson | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Dobell | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Craig Thomson | 38,168 | 46.32 | +8.85 | |
| Liberal | Ken Ticehurst | 34,865 | 42.31 | -6.32 | |
| Greens | Scott Rickard | 4,429 | 5.38 | +0.28 | |
| Independent | Doug Eaton | 1,639 | 1.99 | +1.99 | |
| Christian Democrats | Michael Darby | 1,549 | 1.88 | +1.88 | |
| Family First | Hadden Ervin | 1,407 | 1.71 | -0.49 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Graeme Bird | 182 | 0.22 | +0.22 | |
| CEC | Steve Hughes | 157 | 0.19 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 82,396 | 95.68 | +2.96 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,719 | 4.32 | -2.97 | ||
| Turnout | 86,115 | 95.34 | +0.42 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Craig Thomson | 44,413 | 53.90 | +8.74 | |
| Liberal | Ken Ticehurst | 37,983 | 46.10 | -8.74 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.74 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
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