Division of Deakin

Deakin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Deakin in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created	1937
MP	Michael Sukkar
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Alfred Deakin
Electors	107,534 (2019)
Area	79 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

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

History

Alfred Deakin, the division's namesake

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; as well as parts of Croydon Hills, Forest Hill, Kilsyth, North Ringwood, Nunawading and Park Orchards.

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.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		William Hutchinson (1904–1967)	United Australia	23 October 1937 – 21 February 1945	Previously held the Division of Indi. Retired
			Liberal	21 February 1945 – 31 October 1949
		Frank Davis (1900–1980)	Liberal	10 December 1949 – 31 October 1966	Retired
		Alan Jarman (1923–1992)	Liberal	26 November 1966 – 5 March 1983	Lost seat
		John Saunderson (1948–)	Labor	5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984	Transferred to the Division of Aston
		Julian Beale (1934–)	Liberal	1 December 1984 – 24 March 1990	Transferred to the Division of Bruce
		Ken Aldred (1945–2016)	Liberal	24 March 1990 – 29 January 1996	Previously held the Division of Bruce. Lost preselection and retired
		Phil Barresi (1955–)	Liberal	2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007	Lost seat
		Mike Symon (1965–)	Labor	24 November 2007 – 7 September 2013	Lost seat
		Michael Sukkar (1981–)	Liberal	7 September 2013 – present	Incumbent. Currently a minister under Morrison

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Deakin.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Sukkar	46,536	47.84	−2.47
	Labor	Shireen Morris	31,648	32.54	+2.46
	Greens	Sophia Sun	8,730	8.98	−2.37
	Justice	Ellie Sullivan	3,386	3.48	+3.48
	United Australia	Milton Wilde	1,997	2.05	+2.05
	Animal Justice	Vinita Costantino	1,964	2.02	−0.96
	Independent	Vickie Janson	1,614	1.66	+1.66
	Democratic Labour	Joel van der Horst	1,394	1.43	+1.43
Total formal votes			97,269	95.90	−1.09
Informal votes			4,155	4.10	+1.09
Turnout			101,424	94.35	−0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Sukkar	53,288	54.78	−1.66
	Labor	Shireen Morris	43,981	45.22	+1.66
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.66

External links

• Division of Deakin - Australian Electoral Commission