Division of Deakin

Deakin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Deakin (green) in Victoria
Created:	1937
MP:	Mike Symon
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Alfred Deakin
Area:	61 km² (24 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Deakin is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is named for Alfred Deakin, three times Prime Minister of Australia. The division was created in 1937, initially as a rural seat, but since 1949 it has been located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, today taking in Blackburn, Forest Hill, Mitcham, Nunawading, and Ringwood.

Deakin has usually been held by the Liberal Party, generally by a small margin. Prior to the 2007 Federal Election, it was the most marginal Liberal Party seat in Victoria. In line with the national swing to the Labor Party in the 2007 Federal Election, the seat was won by Mike Symon of the Labor Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William Hutchinson	United Australia	1937–1944
		Liberal	1944–1949
	Frank Davis	Liberal	1949–1966
	Alan Jarman	Liberal	1966–1983
	John Saunderson	Labor	1983–1984
	Julian Beale	Liberal	1984–1990
	Ken Aldred	Liberal	1990–1996
	Phil Barresi	Liberal	1996–2007
	Mike Symon	Labor	2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Deakin

Australian federal election, 2010: Deakin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phil Barresi	33,553	41.94	-2.41
	Labor	Mike Symon	31,941	39.93	-1.93
	Greens	David Howell	10,338	12.92	+4.44
	Family First	Peter Lake	2,532	3.17	+0.02
	Independent	Abraham Seviloglou	836	1.05	+1.05
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Walsh	505	0.63	-0.08
	Australia First	Alex Norwick	295	0.37	+0.37
Total formal votes			80,000	96.42	-1.49
Informal votes			2,967	3.58	+1.49
Turnout			82,967	94.56	-1.33
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Mike Symon	41,927	52.41	+1.00
	Liberal	Phil Barresi	38,073	47.59	-1.00
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.00

References

• Division of Deakin, Australian Electoral Commission