| Bendigo East | |
| State: | vic |
| Lifespan: | 1904–1927 1985–present |
| Mp: | Jacinta Allan |
| Mp-Party: | Labor Party |
| Namesake: | East Bendigo |
| Electors: | 53134 |
| Electors Year: | 2022 |
| Area: | 2711 |
| Class: | Provincial and rural |
| Near-N: | Murray Plains |
| Near-Ne: | Murray Plains |
| Near-Nw: | Murray Plains |
| Near-E: | Euroa |
| Near-W: | Ripon |
| Near-S: | Macedon |
| Near-Se: | Euroa |
| Near-Sw: | Bendigo West |
Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It covers an area of 2711sqkm covering the part of the city of Bendigo east of the Yungera railway line and surrounding rural areas to the north, east and south. It includes the Bendigo suburbs of East Bendigo, Epsom, Flora Hill, Junortoun, Kennington, Quarry Hill, Spring Gully, Strathdale, Strathfieldsaye and White Hills, and the surrounding towns of Axedale, Goornong, Huntly, Mandurang, Raywood and Sedgwick. It also includes parts of the localities of Eaglehawk, Elmore, Golden Square and Ravenswood, and the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University. It lies within the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.[1]
The electorate was first created in 1904 in what was then a relatively strong Labor area. It continuously returned Labor candidates from 1907 until its abolition in 1927, when it was merged with Bendigo West to create a single Bendigo electorate. It was recreated in 1985 as a marginal seat and was won by Liberal candidate Michael John, who went on to serve as a minister in the Kennett government. He was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Jacinta Allan at the 1999 general election. Allan was re-elected at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 elections, and has served as Premier from 2023.
| First incarnation (1904–1927) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Alfred Shrapnell Bailes[2] [3] [4] [5] | Unaligned | 1904–1907 | ||
| Thomas Glass | Labour | 1907–1911 | ||
| Alfred Hampson | Labor | 1911–1915 | ||
| Luke Clough | Labor | 1915–1927 | ||
| Second incarnation (1985–present) | ||||
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Michael John | Liberal | 1985–1999 | ||
| Jacinta Allan | Labor | 1999–present | ||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Bendigo East.
