Division of Bendigo
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The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the city of Bendigo. In the early years of federation the seat consisted of little more than Bendigo itself, but on later boundaries the seat has included towns such as Echuca, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Seymour. Today it includes Bendigo, Castlemaine, Maldon and Maryborough. Bendigo has always been a marginal seat, changing hands regularly between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties. Bendigo has had 15 members, the equal-highest number (with Denison) of any federal electorate. Its most notable members have been its first member, Sir John Quick, who was a leading federalist, and Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who although from Sydney represented Bendigo for two terms at a time when the federal Parliament met in Melbourne. John Brumby, who held the seat from 1983 to 1990, is now Treasurer in the Victorian Government.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Hon Sir John Quick | Protectionist, Liberal | 1901-13 |
| John Arthur | ALP | 1913-14 |
| Alfred Hampson | ALP | 1915-17 |
| Rt Hon Billy Hughes | Nationalist | 1917-22 |
| Geoffry Hurry | Nationalist | 1922-29 |
| Richard Keane | ALP | 1929-31 |
| Eric Harrison | UAP | 1931-37 |
| George Rankin | Country Party | 1937-49 |
| Hon Percy Clarey | ALP | 1949-60 |
| Noel Beaton | ALP | 1960-69 |
| David Kennedy | ALP | 1969-72 |
| John Bourchier | Liberal | 1972-83 |
| John Brumby | ALP | 1983-90 |
| Hon Bruce Reid | Liberal | 1990-98 |
| Steve Gibbons | ALP | 1998- |
| Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria | |
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Aston | Ballarat | Batman | Bendigo | Bruce | Calwell | Casey | Chisholm | Corangamite | Corio | Deakin | Dunkley | Flinders | Gellibrand | Gippsland | Goldstein | Gorton | Higgins | Holt | Hotham | Indi | Isaacs | Jagajaga | Kooyong | Lalor | La Trobe | McEwen | McMillan | Mallee | Maribyrnong | Melbourne | Melbourne Ports | Menzies | Murray | Scullin | Wannon | Wills |
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