Bruce Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() 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 |
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]