Division of Diamond Valley
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Diamond Valley Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1969 |
Abolished | 1984 |
Namesake | Diamond Creek |
The Division of Diamond Valley was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. [1]
The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 1984. It was named for the Diamond Creek area. It was located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Doncaster, Watsonia, Eltham and Templestowe. With the expansion of the Parliament in 1984, the Division was effectively split in two, the western half forming the new Division of Jagajaga, and the eastern half the Division of Menzies.
Always held by the government of the day, the seat was marginal between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. This is reflected by the state of its successor seats. Menzies has always been a safe Liberal seat, while Jagajaga has been a fairly safe to safe Labor seat.
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Neil Brown (1940–) |
Liberal | 25 October 1969 – 2 December 1972 |
Lost seat | |
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David McKenzie (1933–) |
Labor | 2 December 1972 – 13 December 1975 |
Lost seat | |
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Neil Brown (1940–) |
Liberal | 13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983 |
Served as minister under Fraser. Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Menzies in 1984 | |
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Peter Staples (1947–) |
Labor | 5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984 |
Transferred to the Division of Jagajaga after Diamond Valley was abolished in 1984 |
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Handbook of Australia". Parliamentary Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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