Flinders

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Flinders is an Australian federal electoral division in Victoria, historically represented by several prominent politicians including former Prime Minister Stanley Bruce.

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Flinders canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
administeredBy Australian Electoral Commission
borderedBy Bass Strait
Western Port Bay
classification Provincial
country Australia
createdBy Commonwealth Electoral Act 1900
createdInYear 1900
electorateType outer-metropolitan and rural
elects one member
federalDivisionNumbering Division of Flinders
firstContestedInElection 1901 Australian federal election
formerPrimeMinisterRepresented Stanley Bruce
governsLevelOfGovernment federal
hasCurrentMemberParty Liberal Party of Australia
hasElectorCount over 100000 electors (approximate)
hasFormerPrimeMinisterAsMember Stanley Bruce
hasNotableMember Greg Hunt
Peter Reith
Phillip Lynch
Stanley Bruce
hasPoliticalPartyTradition Liberal Party of Australia stronghold
hasRepresentationLevel federal
includesArea Mornington Peninsula
suburban fringe of Melbourne
includesTown Flinders (town)
Hastings
Mornington
Portsea
Rosebud
Sorrento
locatedIn House of Representatives
Victoria
namedAfter Matthew Flinders
partOf Australian Parliament
previouslyHeldByParty Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Nationalist Party of Australia
United Australia Party
representedBy Greg Hunt
Peter Reith
Phillip Lynch
Stanley Bruce
Zoe McKenzie
stateElectoralJurisdiction Victoria

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Cowell stateElectorate Flinders
Stanley Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne representedElectorate Flinders
subject linked to: Viscount Bruce of Melbourne