Division of Deakin

Deakin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Deakin in Victoria, as of the 2022 federal election
Created	1937
MP	Michael Sukkar
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Alfred Deakin
Electors	112,589 (2022)
Area	85 km^2 (32.8 sq mi)
Demographic	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

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; 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

	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)		10 December 1949 – 31 October 1966	Retired
		Alan Jarman (1923–1992)		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 (1934–2021)	Liberal	1 December 1984 – 24 March 1990	Transferred to the Division of Bruce
		Ken Aldred (1945–2016)		24 March 1990 – 29 January 1996	Previously held the Division of Bruce. Lost preselection and retired
		Phil Barresi (1955–)		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	Served as minister under Morrison. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Deakin.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Deakin[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Sukkar	41,626	41.51	−6.21
	Labor	Matt Gregg	32,844	32.76	+0.40
	Greens	Rob Humphreys	13,904	13.87	+4.58
	United Australia	Bianca Gidley	2,836	2.83	+0.76
	One Nation	Natasha Coughlan	2,306	2.30	+2.30
	Liberal Democrats	Harrison Carr	1,843	1.84	+1.84
	Animal Justice	Katherine Dolheguy	1,650	1.65	−0.31
	Independent	Qian Liu	1,271	1.27	+1.27
	Justice	Judith Thompson	1,080	1.08	−2.23
	Federation	Samantha Bastin	909	0.91	+0.91
Total formal votes			100,269	95.78	−0.15
Informal votes			4,419	4.22	+0.15
Turnout			104,688	93.09	−2.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Sukkar	50,322	50.19	−4.50
	Labor	Matt Gregg	49,947	49.81	+4.50
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.50

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Deakin in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

References

1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. "Locations". Neighbours: The Perfect Blend. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
3. 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. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
4. Deakin, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Deakin - Australian Electoral Commission

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