Map of Bentleigh District showing the suburbs of Bentleigh and Moorabbin. The district boundaries include North Road in the north, Warrigal Highway in the east, Wickham Road for part of the south, and Nepean Highway and Thomas Street in the west.

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Features of the District

Location:	Bentleigh District is a metropolitan electorate approximately 12 kilometres from Melbourne.
Area:	21 square kilometres.
Region:	Southern Metropolitan Region
Suburbs:	Bentleigh, Bentleigh East, McKinnon and Moorabbin East.Parts of the suburbs of Moorabbin, Oakleigh South and Ormond.
Features:	Bentleigh District is a residential electorate. Features include the St Kilda Football Club Ground, the Moorabbin College of TAFE and the Monash Medical Centre.
Member:	Robert Hudson

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 Bentleigh District.
2002 State election results for Bentleigh District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1967-79	Liberal
1979-92	ALP
1992-2002	Liberal
2002-present	ALP