Division of Bruce

The Division of Bruce is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1955 and is named for Stanley Bruce,^[1] who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. It covers an area of 73 km² in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.^[1] Until 1996, it was based on Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley. It now includes parts of Dandenong, Noble Park and Springvale.^[1]

Bruce Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Bruce in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	1955
MP	Julian Hill
Party	Labor
Namesake	Stanley Bruce
Electors	96,716 (2016)
Area	73 km2 (28.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

Stanley Bruce

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Billy Snedden	Liberal	1955–1983
	Ken Aldred	Liberal	1983–1990
	Julian Beale	Liberal	1990–1996
	Alan Griffin	Labor	1996–2016
	Julian Hill	Labor	2016–present

Its most famous member has been Sir Billy Snedden, Liberal Party leader from 1972 to 1975 and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983. Alan Griffin was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.^[2]

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Bruce[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julian Hill	39,516	41.47	−6.57
	Liberal	James Moody	28,837	30.26	−5.43
	Greens	Matthew Kirwan	9,273	9.73	+2.10
	United Australia	Matt Babet	8,299	8.71	+4.61
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Skrobo	4,821	5.06	+5.06
	One Nation	Hayley Deans	4,544	4.77	+3.75
Total formal votes			95,290	95.66	+0.76
Informal votes			4,321	4.34	−0.76
Turnout			99,611	88.34	−3.67
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julian Hill	53,920	56.59	−0.69
	Liberal	James Moody	41,370	43.41	+0.69
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.69