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Doncaster covers 25 square kilometres and comprises the majority of the suburbs of Doncaster, Doncaster East and Donvale, excluding portions of the northern parts of these suburbs, which all lie within the City of Manningham in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. A residential suburban electorate, Doncaster is a moderately hilly area north of the Koonung Creek and west of the Mullum Mullum Creek. It's urban features include predominantly low-density suburban dwellings, gardens and reserves, shopping centres and an abundance of sports amenities.
Roughly 45,000-50,000 people live in the electorate, the entire population relies on private automobiles and busses for transportation, having no access to trams or trains. The area was once renowned for its orchards, growing mostly apples. Some tall stands of pine trees that formed windbreaks around the orchards are still visible in and around Doncaster and in the Pine Ridge area of Donvale.
The seat has been represented by three Liberal MPs: Morris Williams, Victor Perton and Mary Wooldridge.
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