Division Profile
| Division Name |
BENDIGO |
| State |
Victoria |
| Elected Member |
Gibbons, S (ALP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after the city which is its main centre. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1901 |
| Area |
7286 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Provincial |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
97,129 |
| Turnout |
96.03% |
| Informal |
3.54% |
| Location |
Situated on the northern foothills of the Great Dividing Range in North Central Victoria and providing the southern gateway to the Murray Darling Basin, the seat of Bendigo covers an area of approximately 7 286 sq km. |
| Products and Industry |
Coming from the status of one of the world's great gold-rush towns and the greatest goldfield in Victoria, the main population centre (Bendigo) is now the administrative, commercial and educational centre for North Central and Northern Victoria. Streets lined with grand nineteenth century buildings provide for a strong tourist industry while the rural area of the electorate supports a diverse range of farming, agricultural and viticultural activities along with continuing gold mining and other extractive industries. Other large population centres in the electorate include Maryborough, Castlemaine and Kyneton. |
Members
| Gibbons, S (ALP) 1998- |
| Reid, B (LP) 1990-1998 |
| Brumby, J M (ALP) 1983-1990 |
| Bourchier, J W (LP) 1972-1983 |
| Kennedy, A D (ALP) 1969-1972 |
| Beaton, N L (ALP) 1960-1969 |
| Clarey, P J (ALP) 1949-1960 |
| Rankin, G J (ST CP/UCP/CP) 1937-1949 |
| Harrison, E F (UAP) 1931-1937 |
| Kean, R V (ALP) 1929-1931 |
| Hurry, G (NAT) 1922-1929 |
| Hughes, W M (NAT) 1917-1922 |
| Hampson, A J (ALP) 1915-1917 |
| Arthur, J A (ALP) 1913-1914 |
| Quick, J (PROT/IND PROT/LIB) 1901-1913 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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