Division of Deakin explained

Federal:yes
Deakin
Created:1937
Mp:Michael Sukkar
Mp-Party:Liberal
Namesake:Alfred Deakin
Electors:112589
Electors Year:2022
Area:85
Class:Outer metropolitan

The Division of Deakin is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]

History

The division was created in 1937, and was named in honour of Alfred Deakin, who served as Prime Minister of Australia on three non-consecutive occasions from 1903 to 1910. Deakin had represented the Victorian federal seat of Ballarat from 1901 to 1913.

Initially a rural seat, the division has been located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne since 1949, today taking in Bayswater North, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, East Ringwood, Heatherdale, Heathmont, Kilsyth South, Mitcham, Ringwood, Vermont and Vermont South; it also covers parts of Croydon Hills, Forest Hill, Kilsyth, North Ringwood, Nunawading and Park Orchards. Vermont South includes Pin Oak Court, the cul-de-sac used as the filming location for Ramsay Street in the television soap opera Neighbours. Also part of the division's boundaries are the nearby Nunawading Studios, where other scenes for the show have been shot.[2]

Deakin has usually been held by the Liberal Party, though it became increasingly marginal from the 1980s onward. Prior to the 2013 federal election it was the second most marginal Labor Party seat in Australia. At the 2013 federal election, Michael Sukkar reclaimed the seat for the Liberal Party and was elected with 53.2% of the two-party-preferred vote.

At the time of the 2022 Australian federal election, approximately 10% of the electorate's population possessed Chinese ancestry.[3]

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
 William Hutchinson
United Australianowrap 23 October 1937
21 February 1945
Previously held the Division of Indi. Retired
 Liberalnowrap 21 February 1945 –
31 October 1949
 Frank Davis
nowrap 10 December 1949
31 October 1966
Retired
 Alan Jarman
nowrap 26 November 1966
5 March 1983
Lost seat
 John Saunderson
Labornowrap 5 March 1983
1 December 1984
Transferred to the Division of Aston
 Julian Beale
Liberalnowrap 1 December 1984
24 March 1990
Transferred to the Division of Bruce
 Ken Aldred
nowrap 24 March 1990
29 January 1996
Previously held the Division of Bruce. Lost preselection and retired
 Phil Barresi
nowrap 2 March 1996
24 November 2007
Lost seat
 Mike Symon
Labornowrap 24 November 2007
7 September 2013
Lost seat
 Michael Sukkar
Liberalnowrap 7 September 2013
present
Served as minister under Morrison. Incumbent

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Deakin.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muller . Damon . The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide . Parliament of Australia . 19 April 2022 . 14 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Locations . 2022-08-01 . Neighbours: The Perfect Blend.
  3. Web site: Fang . Jason . Xing . Dong . Handley . Erin . Chinese-Australian voters helped sway the election result. So what issues mattered most to them? . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 29 June 2024.