Division of Bruce
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 from 1923 to 1929. 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 parts of Dandenong, Noble Park and Springvale. Its most prominent member has been Sir Billy Snedden, Liberal Party leader from 1972 to 1975 and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983.
Members
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Bruce |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Alan Griffin |
37,794 |
49.24 |
-2.61 |
|
Liberal |
Mike Kabos |
28,580 |
37.24 |
-0.33 |
|
Greens |
Stefan Zibell |
7,222 |
9.41 |
+4.32 |
|
Family First |
Felicity Hemmersbach |
3,151 |
4.11 |
+1.26 |
| Total formal votes |
76,747 |
94.79 |
-1.50 |
| Informal votes |
4,220 |
5.21 |
+1.50 |
| Turnout |
80,967 |
91.83 |
-2.75 |
| Two-candidate preferred result |
|
Labor |
Alan Griffin |
44,603 |
58.12 |
-0.20 |
|
Liberal |
Mike Kabos |
32,144 |
41.88 |
+0.20 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-0.20 |
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