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Division of Bruce

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Bruce Australian House of Representatives Division

Created:	1901
State or territory:	Victoria
MP:	Alan Griffin
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Stanley Bruce
Electors:	88,393
Area:	68 km²
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Bruce is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Stanley Bruce, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1923-29. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Until 1996 it was based on Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley, and was a fairly safe seat for the Liberal Party, but since then its boundaries have been extended southwards, making it a marginal Australian Labor Party seat. It now includes the suburbs of Dandenong, Noble Park and Springvale. Its most prominent member has been Sir Billy Snedden, who was Leader of the Liberal Party 1972-75 and Speaker 1976-83.

Members

Australian federal election, 2007: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	41,754	51.85	+4.55
	Liberal	Angela Randall	30,257	37.57	-5.52
	Greens	Rob Cassidy	4,102	5.09	-0.15
	Family First	Bronwyn Rawlins	2,295	2.85	+0.22
	Democrats	Richard Grossi	1,012	1.26	-0.12
	Christian Democrats	Sandra Joy Herrmann	678	0.84	+0.84
	One Nation	Neil Henry Smith	433	0.54	+0.54
Total formal votes			80,531	96.29	+0.72
Informal votes			3,106	3.71	-0.72
Turnout			83,637	94.62	+0.27
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	46,966	58.32	+4.84
	Liberal	Angela Randall	33,565	41.68	-4.84
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.84

Australian federal election, 2004: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	37,109	47.30	-2.28
	Liberal	Angela Randall	33,807	43.09	+3.61
	Greens	Tania Giles	4,110	5.24	+1.07
	Family First	Richard Warner	2,064	2.63	+2.63
	Democrats	Paul van den Bergen	1,079	1.38	-5.10
	Citizens Electoral Council	William Larner	282	0.36	+0.36
Total formal votes			78,451	95.57	-0.57
Informal votes			3,634	4.43	+0.57
Turnout			82,085	94.35	-0.95
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	41,954	53.48	-3.00
	Liberal	Angela Randall	36,497	46.52	+3.00
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.00