Electoral district of Dandenong

Dandenong Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Dandenong (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1904
MP	Gabrielle Williams
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Dandenong, Victoria
Electors	41,199 (2014)
Area	62 km^2 (23.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Dandenong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1904 when the district of Dandenong and Berwick was abolished.

Members for Dandenong

Member		Party	Term
	William Keast	Conservative	1904–1917
		Comm Liberal
		Nationalist
	Frank Groves	Nationalist	1917–1929
	Bert Cremean	Labor	1929–1932
	Frank Groves	United Australia	1932–1937
	Frank Field	Labor	1937–1947
	William Dawnay-Mould	Liberal	1947–1952
		Electoral Reform League
	Les Coates	Labor	1952–1955
	Ray Wiltshire	Liberal	1955–1958
	Len Reid	Liberal	1958–1969
	Alan Lind	Labor	1969–1979
	Rob Jolly	Labor	1979–1985
	Terry Norris	Labor	1985–1992
	John Pandazopoulos	Labor	1992–2014
	Gabrielle Williams	Labor	2014–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Dandenong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gabrielle Williams	17,891	52.8	+1.6
	Liberal	Joanna Palatsides	9,809	29.0	−0.1
	Greens	John Gulzari	2,611	7.7	−0.8
	Family First	Noelle Walker	2,097	6.2	+1.7
	Rise Up Australia	Carlton King	950	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Dale Key	500	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,858	91.7	−0.8
Informal votes			3,064	8.3	+0.8
Turnout			36,922	89.6	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gabrielle Williams	21,389	62.9	−1.2
	Liberal	Joanna Palatsides	12,628	37.1	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

External links

• Electorate profile: Dandenong District, Victorian Electoral Commission
• South Eastern Metropolitan Region

Coordinates: 37°59′S 145°13′E / 37.983°S 145.217°E