Electoral district of Bendigo East
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Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of Victoria
. It is a 2,086 km² electorate based around the city of Bendigo, encompassing the localities of Axedale
, Bendigo
, Bendigo East, Bridgewater, Epsom, Flora Hill, Goornong, Huntly, Kennington
, Mandurang, Marong
, Quarry Hill
, Raywood
, Spring Gully, Strathdale, Strathfieldsaye and White Hills
. It also includes areas of the Bendigo suburbs of Eaglehawk
, Golden Square
, Long Gully
and Kangaroo Gully
. The electorate had a population of 52,720 as of the 2006 census, with 38,000 registered electors as of the 2006 state election.
The electorate was first created in 1904 in what was then a relatively strong Labor area. It continuously returned Labor candidates from 1907 until its abolition in 1927, when it was merged with Bendigo West to create a single Bendigo electorate. It was recreated in 1985 as a marginal seat and was won by Liberal candidate Michael John, who went on to serve as a minister in the Kennett
government. He was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Jacinta Allan
at the 1999 general election. Allan was re-elected at the 2002, 2006
and 2010 elections
.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. It is a 2,086 km² electorate based around the city of Bendigo, encompassing the localities of Axedale
Axedale, Victoria
Axedale is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the McIvor Highway, in the City of Greater Bendigo, east of Bendigo. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1861. At the 2006 census, Axedale had a population of 230....
, Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
, Bendigo East, Bridgewater, Epsom, Flora Hill, Goornong, Huntly, Kennington
Kennington, Victoria
Kennington is a suburb of Bendigo, a city in Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located south east of the Bendigo city centre and at the 2006 census had a population of 5,647. The suburb is home to the Kennington Reservoir....
, Mandurang, Marong
Marong, Victoria
Marong is a town in Victoria, Australia. At the 2001 census, Marong had a population of 393. It is located kilometres to the west of Bendigo. Its local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo...
, Quarry Hill
Quarry Hill, Victoria
Quarry Hill is an inner suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located south of the Bendigo city centre. At the 2006 census, Quarry Hill had a population of 2,222....
, Raywood
Raywood, Victoria
Raywood is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the City of Greater Bendigo, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Raywood had a population of 291.Raywood Post Office opened on 4 January 1864...
, Spring Gully, Strathdale, Strathfieldsaye and White Hills
White Hills, Victoria
White Hills is a suburb of the City of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, White Hills had a population of 2,626.White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold rush....
. It also includes areas of the Bendigo suburbs of Eaglehawk
Eaglehawk, Victoria
Eaglehawk is a former gold-mining town in Victoria, Australia and a suburb within the City of Greater Bendigo.The town is situated to the north-west of Bendigo on the Loddon Valley Highway. The highway is known locally as High Street until the intersection with Sailors Gully Road and as Peg Leg...
, Golden Square
Golden Square, Victoria
Golden Square is a suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia.-Today:Golden Square is home to The Bulldogs Football and Netball Team competing in the Bendigo Football League...
, Long Gully
Long Gully, Victoria
Long Gully is a suburb of the regional city of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located north west of the Bendigo central business district. At the 2006 census, Long Gully had a population of 3,289....
and Kangaroo Gully
Kangaroo Flat, Victoria
Kangaroo Flat is an outer suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia. The suburb is neighbours with Golden Square.-History:Prior to the gold rush the Bendigo district was part of a large station "the Ravenswood Run". The discovery of very significant gold deposits in the 1850's resulted in a huge...
. The electorate had a population of 52,720 as of the 2006 census, with 38,000 registered electors as of the 2006 state election.
The electorate was first created in 1904 in what was then a relatively strong Labor area. It continuously returned Labor candidates from 1907 until its abolition in 1927, when it was merged with Bendigo West to create a single Bendigo electorate. It was recreated in 1985 as a marginal seat and was won by Liberal candidate Michael John, who went on to serve as a minister in the Kennett
Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
government. He was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Jacinta Allan
Jacinta Allan
Jacinta Marie Allan is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999, representing the electorate of Bendigo East. A member of a prominent Bendigo political family, she is the granddaughter of the late Bendigo Trades Hall...
at the 1999 general election. Allan was re-elected at the 2002, 2006
Victorian state election, 2006
An election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council under a proportional representation system...
and 2010 elections
Victorian state election, 2010
The 2010 Victorian state election was held on 27 November. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government, led by John Brumby, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Ted Baillieu....
.
Members for Bendigo East
| First incarnation (1904–1927) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Alfred Bailes | Unaligned | 1904–1907 | |
| Thomas Glass Thomas Glass Thomas Glass was an Australian politician.Born in Geelong to police sergeant William Glass and Eliza Ann Dalton, he was educated at Bendigo and worked for stock and station agents, as a storeman in a grocery and as a librarian... |
Labor | 1907–1911 | |
| Alfred Hampson Alfred Hampson Alfred John Hampson was an Australian politician.Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Hampson received a primary education before becoming a eucalyptus and soap manufacturer. In 1911, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Bendigo East... |
Labor | 1911–1915 | |
| Luke Clough | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1915–1927 | |
| Second incarnation (1985–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Michael John | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1985–1999 | |
| Jacinta Allan Jacinta Allan Jacinta Marie Allan is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999, representing the electorate of Bendigo East. A member of a prominent Bendigo political family, she is the granddaughter of the late Bendigo Trades Hall... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1999–present | |
Election results
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territoriesParliaments of the Australian states and territoriesThe Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various...
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly