Australian federal electoral division
Australian electorate
The
Division of Deakin
is an
Australian Electoral Division
in
Victoria
.
Geography
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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.
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History
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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.
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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
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Election results
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References
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External links
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