Division of Scullin
| Scullin Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Scullin in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election. | |
| Created | 1968 |
| MP | Andrew Giles |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | James Scullin |
| Electors | 105,180 (2019) |
| Area | 116 km2 (44.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Scullin is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, including Epping, Lalor, Mill Park, South Morang, Thomastown
History[]
The Division replaced the abolished Division of Darebin at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. It was named after Rt Hon James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1929 to 1932. The Division has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party since its inception. Labor has never won less than 57 percent of the two-party vote, and has always garnered enough primary votes to win the seat outright. It is presently Labor's safest seat, held by 71.66% on the 2PP.
From 1969 to 2013, the seat was held by two generations of the Jenkins family. Harry Jenkins Sr. was the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1983 to 1986. His son, Harry Jr. was Deputy Speaker from 1993–1996, second Deputy Speaker from 1996–2007 and was Speaker from 2007 until 2011.
Harry Jr. retired at the 2013 election, and was succeeded by current member Andrew Giles.
Members[]
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Harry Jenkins Sr. (1925–2004) |
Labor | 25 October 1969 – 20 December 1985 |
Served as Speaker during the Hawke Government. Resigned in order to retire from politics | |
|
Harry Jenkins Jr. (1952–) |
Labor | 8 February 1986 – 5 August 2013 |
Served as Speaker during the Rudd and Gillard Governments. Retired | |
|
Andrew Giles (1973–) |
Labor | 7 September 2013 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Andrew Giles | 55,467 | 60.42 | +1.03 | |
| Liberal | Gurpal Singh | 20,484 | 22.31 | −3.54 | |
| Greens | Cynthia Smith | 6,128 | 6.67 | −0.55 | |
| United Australia | Firas Hasan | 4,625 | 5.04 | +5.04 | |
| Animal Justice | Rod Whitfield | 3,500 | 3.81 | +0.51 | |
| Independent | Yassin Akram Albarri | 1,605 | 1.75 | +1.75 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,809 | 94.78 | +0.60 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,055 | 5.22 | −0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 96,864 | 92.12 | +2.21 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Andrew Giles | 65,787 | 71.66 | +2.08 | |
| Liberal | Gurpal Singh | 26,022 | 28.34 | −2.08 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.08 | |||
References[]
- ^ Scullin, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
External links[]
- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Constituencies established in 1968
- 1968 establishments in Australia