Map of Bendigo West District showing the towns of Tarnagulla, Bendigo, Maldon, Castlemaine, and Newstead.

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Features of the District

Location:	Bendigo West District is an urbanised rural electorate located north-west of Melbourne.
Area:	2,633 square kilometres.
Region:	Northern Victoria Region
Towns:	Bendigo city centre, California Gully, Castlemaine, Harcourt, Long Gully, Maldon, Marong, Newstead and West BendigoParts of Eaglehawk, Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat.
Features:	The city of Bendigo was a major gold mining centre in the nineteenth century and is a popular tourist destination. Industries include mining, dairy and sheep farming, fruit growing, manufacturing and tourism. Features include the Cairn Curran reservoir and the apple centre at Harcourt.
Member:	Robert Cameron

A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Election results

2006 State election results for Bendigo West District.
2002 State election results for Bendigo West District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1904-14	ALP
1914-16	Independent Labor
1916-18	National Labor
1918-24	NP
1924-27*	ALP
1985-92	ALP
1992-96	Liberal
1996-present	ALP
	*Abolished in 1927, and re-established in 1985