Division of Dobell
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Division of Dobell (green) in New South Wales
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| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Karen McNamara |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Sir William Dobell |
| Electors | 99,265 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 775 km2 (299.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Sir William Dobell, the painter.
The division is located in the Central Coast region 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. The division includes the suburbs Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Haven, The Entrance, Gorokan, Jilliby, Ourimbah, Toukley, Tuggerah, Tumbi Umbi, Wamberal, Wyoming, Wyong.
The Member for Dobell, since the 2013 election, is Karen McNamara, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
History
Dobell was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but grew increasingly marginal from 1996 onward. 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 defeated Ken Ticehurst.
Its most prominent members have been Michael Lee, a former minister in the Keating government and later Councillor for the City of Sydney, who held the seat for Labor between 1984 and 2001; and Craig Thomson.
Thomson, a former union official, was elected to represent Labor in 2007 and gained notoriety when, as part of the Health Services Union expenses affair, it was alleged there was improper use of Thomson's union-issued corporate credit card. In April 2012, Thomson sought suspension from the Labor Party and sat on the crossbench as an independent member of the House of Representatives.[2] Thomson stood as an independent candidate at the subsequent 2013 Federal Election and received 4% of the vote. After leaving parliament, Thompson was found guilty of fraud.[3]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Michael Lee | Labor | 1984–2001 | |
| Ken Ticehurst | Liberal | 2001–2007 | |
| Craig Thomson | Labor | 2007–2012 | |
| Independent | 2012–2013 | ||
| Karen McNamara | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Karen McNamara | 35,617 | 41.35 | +1.11 | |
| Labor | Emma McBride | 30,248 | 35.11 | −11.16 | |
| Independent | Nathan Bracken | 7,090 | 8.23 | +8.23 | |
| Greens | Sue Wynn | 4,238 | 4.92 | −3.69 | |
| Independent | Craig Thomson | 3,444 | 4.00 | +4.00 | |
| Palmer United | Kate McGill | 2,920 | 3.39 | +3.39 | |
| Christian Democrats | Hadden Ervin | 1,250 | 1.45 | −0.97 | |
| CEC | Greg Owen | 711 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
| Bullet Train | Christian Kunde | 622 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
| Total formal votes | 86,140 | 92.49 | −1.45 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,994 | 7.51 | +1.45 | ||
| Turnout | 93,134 | 93.82 | −0.20 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Karen McNamara | 43,653 | 50.68 | +5.75 | |
| Labor | Emma McBride | 42,487 | 49.32 | −5.75 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.75 | |||
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