Division of Deakin

Deakin Australian House of Representatives Division
300px Division of Deakin (green) in Victoria
Created	1937
MP	Michael Sukkar
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Alfred Deakin
Electors	97,372 (2013)
Area	70 km2 (27.0 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, Vermont, Vermont South and Ringwood.

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

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	2007–2013
	Michael Sukkar	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Deakin

Australian federal election, 2013: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Sukkar	40,482	45.88	+2.01
	Labor	Mike Symon	28,883	32.73	−5.65
	Greens	Brendan Powell	9,560	10.83	−1.93
	Palmer United	Mario Guardiani	1,949	2.21	+2.21
	Sex Party	Stephen Barber	1,856	2.10	+2.10
	Christians	Ian Dobby	1,698	1.92	+1.92
	Independent	Mike Barclay	1,519	1.72	+1.72
	Family First	Hannah Westbrook	1,200	1.36	−2.14
	Rise Up Australia	Yasmin De Zilwa	327	0.37	+0.37
	Katter's Australian	Steve Raskovy	293	0.33	+0.33
	Country Alliance	Toni Smith	261	0.30	+0.30
	Australia First	John Carbonari	212	0.24	−0.04
Total formal votes			88,240	95.67	−0.80
Informal votes			3,989	4.33	+0.80
Turnout			92,229	94.76	0.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Sukkar	46,926	53.18	+3.78
	Labor	Mike Symon	41,314	46.82	−3.78
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.78

External links

• Division of Deakin - Australian Electoral Commission