Dobell (NSW)

Ken Ticehurst (Liberal) since 2001

ProvincialA

Seat Margin: 0.4%

2001 swing: 3.3%

NSW swing: 3.4%

  Republic 'yes': 42.5r

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2001 Census Data*

National ranking
(out of 150)

State 
ranking
(out of 50)

Median household income

877

86

29

Unemployment

8.4%

50

18

Persons aged over 65

15.5%

29

13

Born in NES country

4.4%

119

37

        

Michael Lee, touted future leader, held Dobell for Labor from its proclamation in 1984 until 2001.

Lee came within a whisker of losing in 1996 (the graph shows he would have under today's boundaries) and finally did in 2001. He lost a few percent off his margin in a 1992 redistribution and another half a percent in 1999; if 1998 boundaries remained intact Lee probably would too.

A mixture of outer suburban Sydney and mid-Coast NSW, it's the sort of seat that probably won't go back to the ALP until its NSW vote improves.

2001 count   External links

AEC Member

   ABC (Antony Green)

Poll Bludger

 

A: AEC socio-demographic  
r: yes vote at 1999 referendum 
* From Parliament House Library