The electoral district of Dandenong is an electoral district of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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. It was first proclaimed in 1904 when the district of
Dandenong and Berwick was abolished.
The district is located within the outskirts of Melbourne's south-east, containing both residential and industrial areas, as well as the
Armada Dandenong Plaza and
Churchill National Park. A very multicultural district, it has been a safe
Labor
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seat since the 1970s.
Dandenong District comprises the suburbs of
Dandenong,
Doveton,
Eumemmerring and parts of
Dandenong North,
Dandenong South,
Endeavour Hills,
Noble Park,
Noble Park North and
Rowville.
It is part of the
South-Eastern Metropolitan Region for elections to the
Legislative Council
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.
Members for Dandenong
Election results
Graphical summary
References
External links
Electorate profile: Dandenong District, Victorian Electoral CommissionSouth Eastern Metropolitan Region
Electoral districts of Victoria (state)
1904 establishments in Australia
Dandenong, Victoria
City of Casey
City of Greater Dandenong
Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne
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