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Deakin
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Deakin (green) in VictoriaCreated: 1937 MP: Mike Symon Party: Labor Namesake: Alfred Deakin Electors: 8 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 DeakinAustralian 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
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