# Division of Dunkley

The Division of Dunkley is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division is located south-east of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It covers an area of approximately 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) from Seaford in the north to Mount Eliza in the south and Langwarrin South in the southeast. Following the 2024 Dunkley by-election, Jodie Belyea currently represents the seat.

## List of Localities in Dunkley

* Frankston (seat)
* Frankston South
* Frankston North
* Mount Eliza
* Karingal
* Langwarrin
* Langwarrin South
* Skye
* Carrum Downs
* Sandhurst
* Seaford

## Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.
As a result of a periodical boundary redistribution, from the 2025 Australian federal election, Dunkley’s boundaries will move north to include the suburbs of Carrum, Bonbeach, Patterson Lakes, Chelsea (part) and Chelsea Heights (part), while losing the southern part of Mount Eliza to neighbouring Flinders.

## History

The division was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women.
It was held by the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2019, however a 2018 boundary redistribution that favoured Labor, along with Labor's increased statewide strength in Victoria resulted in Peta Murphy winning the seat for the Labor Party at the 2019 Australian federal election.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| Bob Chynoweth (1941–) | Labor | 1 December 1984 – 24 March 1990 | Previously held the Division of Flinders. Lost seat |
| Frank Ford (1936–) | Liberal | 24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 | Lost seat |
| Bob Chynoweth (1941–) | Labor | 13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 | Lost seat |
| Bruce Billson (1966–) | Liberal | 2 March 1996 – 9 May 2016 | Served as minister under Howard and Abbott. Retired |
| Chris Crewther (1983–) | Liberal | 2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019 | Lost seat. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mornington in 2022 |
| Peta Murphy (1973–2023) | Labor | 18 May 2019 – 4 December 2023 | Died in office |
| Jodie Belyea | Labor | 2 March 2024 – present | Incumbent |

## Election results

2024 Dunkley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jodie Belyea | 37,418 | 41.07 | +0.84 |
| | Liberal | Nathan Conroy | 35,746 | 39.23 | +6.73 |
| | Greens | Alex Breskin | 5,798 | 6.36 | −3.98 |
| | Independent | Darren Bergwerf | 4,315 | 4.74 | +0.87 |
| | Animal Justice | Bronwyn Currie | 2,818 | 3.09 | +0.99 |
| | Libertarian | Chrysten Abraham | 2,246 | 2.47 | −0.04 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Reem Yunis | 1,529 | 1.68 | +1.68 |
| | Democrats | Heath McKenzie | 1,242 | 1.36 | +1.36 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 91,112 | 95.86 | +0.59 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,930 | 4.14 | −0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,042 | 83.79 | −6.27 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jodie Belyea | 48,019 | 52.70 | −3.57 |
| | Liberal | Nathan Conroy | 43,093 | 47.30 | +3.57 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.57 | |