Division Profile

Division Name

DEAKIN

State

Victoria

Elected Member

Symon, M (ALP) 2007-

Name Derivation

Named after Alfred Deakin 1856-1919, Prime Minister of Australia 1903-04, 1905-08 and 1909-10.

First Proclaimed / Election

1936/1937

Area

61 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

87,670

Turnout

95.89%

Informal

2.09%

Location

Deakin covers an area of approximately 61 sq km from Blackburn in the west to Croydon in the east. The main suburbs include Bayswater North (part), Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Burwood East, Croydon (part), Croydon South (part), Forest Hill (part), Heathmont, Mitcham and parts of, Nunawading, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North and Vermont.

Products and Industry

Mainly residential with some light manufacturing, commercial and retail industries.

Members

Symon, M (ALP) 2007-

Barresi, P (LP) 1996-2007

Aldred, K J (LP) 1990-1996

Beale, J H (LP) 1984-1990

Saunderson, J (ALP) 1983-1984

Jarman, A W (LP) 1966-1983

Davis, F J (LP) 1949-1966

Hutchinson, W J (LP) 1937-1949

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