Bendigo (constituency)
Coordinates: 36 ° 54 ' S , 144 ° 11' E
Victoria constituency location .
Bendigo is one of 150 constituencies used to elect the Australian House of Representatives . The constituency was founded in 1900, making it one of the first 75 constituencies in Australia. It was named after the city of Bendigo . The constituency is located in the state of Victoria, northwest of Melbourne . In addition to the city of Bendigo, the constituency includes other cities such as Castlemaine , Heathcote , Kyneton and Woodend .
Since 2013, Lisa Chesters of the Australian Labor Party has been the incumbent MP for the constituency.
Previous MPs
| Surname | Political party | Terms of office |
|---|---|---|
| John Quick | Protectionist Party | 1901-1906 |
| independent | 1906-1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1909-1913 | |
| John Arthur | Australian Labor Party | 1913-1914 |
| Alfred Hampson | Australian Labor Party | 1915-1917 |
| Billy Hughes | Nationalist Party of Australia | 1917-1922 |
| Geoffry Hurry | Nationalist Party of Australia | 1922-1929 |
| Richard Keane | Australian Labor Party | 1929-1931 |
| Eric Harrison | United Australia Party | 1931-1937 |
| George Rankin | Country party | 1937-1949 |
| Percy Clarey | Australian Labor Party | 1949-1960 |
| Noel Beaton | Australian Labor Party | 1960-1969 |
| Andrew David Kennedy | Australian Labor Party | 1969-1972 |
| John Bourchier | Liberal Party of Australia | 1972-1983 |
| John Brumby | Australian Labor Party | 1983-1990 |
| Bruce Reid | Liberal Party of Australia | 1990-1998 |
| Stephen Gibbons | Australian Labor Party | 1998-2013 |
| Lisa Chesters | Australian Labor Party | 2013– |