Electoral district of Bentleigh

The Electoral district of Bentleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia It is an inner-suburban seat based around the suburbs of Bentleigh, McKinnon and most of Moorabbin south east of Melbourne. Bentleigh is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria, located within the Local Government Area McKinnon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. Moorabbin is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria Australia located approximately 16 kilometers south-east of the Melbourne CBD. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

It usually been a key marginal seat, usually lying at the 'point of the pendulum' needed to change government. This article deals with elections to the Australian Parliament. It was Liberal held from its creation in 1967 until the 1979 election where the Liberals held nearly lost their majority for the first time in nearly three decades. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Labor then held the seat until the Kennett landslide of 1992. The seat was the held narrowly held by Inga Peulich until she was tipped out of office by Rob Hudson on the back of the Labor Brackslide. Inga Peulich (born 15 October, 1956) is an Australian politician Rob Hudson MLA born 9 December 1955, Melbourne Victoria. Hudson is an Australian politician and is a member of the Victorian Legislative

Hudson will be defending a margin of 4. 7% at the 2006 election.

Members for Bentleigh

	Party	Term
Bob Suggett	Liberal Party of Australia	1967-1979
Gordon Hockley	Australian Labor Party	1979-1988
Ann Barker	Australian Labor Party	1988-1992
Inga Peulich	Liberal Party of Australia	1992-2002
Rob Hudson	Australian Labor Party	2002-present

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The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ann Patricia Barker (born 19 January 1952 is an Australian politician Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Inga Peulich (born 15 October, 1956) is an Australian politician The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rob Hudson MLA born 9 December 1955, Melbourne Victoria. Hudson is an Australian politician and is a member of the Victorian Legislative See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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