Division of Bruce

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Bruce
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Victoria
Created: 1901
MP: Alan Griffin
Party: Labor
Namesake: Stanley Bruce
Electors: 88,393
Area: 68 km² (26.3 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Bruce is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Stanley Bruce, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1923-29. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Until 1996 it was based on Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley, and was a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party, but since then its boundaries have been extended southwards, making it a marginal Australian Labor Party seat. It now includes the suburbs of Dandenong, Noble Park and Springvale. Its most prominent member has been Sir Billy Snedden, who was Leader of the Liberal Party 1972-75 and Speaker 1976-83.

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  Billy Snedden Liberal 1955—1983
  Ken Aldred Liberal 1983—1990
  Julian Beale Liberal 1990—1996
  Alan Griffin Labor 1996—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Griffin 41,754 51.85 +4.55
Liberal Angela Randall 30,257 37.57 -5.52
Greens Rob Cassidy 4,102 5.09 -0.15
Family First Bronwyn Rawlins 2,295 2.85 +0.22
Democrats Richard Grossi 1,012 1.26 -0.12
Christian Democrats Sandra Joy Herrmann 678 0.84 +0.84
One Nation Neil Henry Smith 433 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 80,531 96.29 +0.72
Informal votes 3,106 3.71 -0.72
Turnout 83,637 94.62 +0.27
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Alan Griffin 46,966 58.32 +4.84
Liberal Angela Randall 33,565 41.68 -4.84
Labor hold Swing +4.84
Australian federal election, 2004: Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Griffin 37,109 47.30 -2.28
Liberal Angela Randall 33,807 43.09 +3.61
Greens Tania Giles 4,110 5.24 +1.07
Family First Richard Warner 2,064 2.63 +2.63
Democrats Paul van den Bergen 1,079 1.38 -5.10
Citizens Electoral Council William Larner 282 0.36 +0.36
Total formal votes 78,451 95.57 -0.57
Informal votes 3,634 4.43 +0.57
Turnout 82,085 94.35 -0.95
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Alan Griffin 41,954 53.48 -3.00
Liberal Angela Randall 36,497 46.52 +3.00
Labor hold Swing -3.00
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