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Australian Electoral Commission
Victoria
Named after the provincial city which is its main centre. Bendigo was named after a shepherd who tended sheep close to where gold was found (Bendigo's Flat); a fighter of some notoriety, he was given the nickname 'Bendigo' after Abendnego Thompson, a famous English fighter of the time.
Situated on the northern foothills of the Great Dividing Range in North Central Victoria and providing the southern gateway to the Murray Darling Basin, the seat of Bendigo covers an area of approximately 9939 sq km.
Coming from the status of one of the world's great gold-rush towns and the greatest goldfield in Victoria, the City of Bendigo is now the administrative, commercial and educational centre for North Central and Northern Victoria. The opulent endowment of streets lined with grand nineteenth century buildings provides for a strong tourist industry while the rural area of the electorate supports a diverse range of farming, agricultural and viticultural activities along with continuing gold mining and other extractive industries.
1901
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| 3 October 1998 Election | 6 November 1999 Referendum | 10 November 2001 Election |
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Enrolment: 83 912 Informal Vote: 4.13% Turnout: 97.01% Seat Status: Marginal Labor Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 85 625 Informal Vote:
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Enrolment: 88 150 Informal Vote: 3.72% Turnout: 96.55% Seat Status: Marginal Labor Two Party Preferred:
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