Division of Batman

The Division of Batman was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1906 and replaced the Division of Northern Melbourne. It was abolished in 2019 and replaced by the Division of Cooper.

Batman Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Batman (green) in Melbourne, Victoria
Created	1906
Abolished	2019
Namesake	John Batman
Electors	108,942 (2016)
Area	66 km2 (25.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

It took its name from John Batman, one of the founders of the city of Melbourne. At first it covered the inner suburbs of Carlton and Fitzroy, but as the boundaries changed it moved north. It included Alphington, Clifton Hill , Northcote, Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury.

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Jabez Coon	Protectionist	1906–1909
			Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1910
		Henry Beard	Labor	1910–1910	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Jika Jika. Died in office
		Frank Brennan	Labor	1911–1931	Served as minister under Scullin. Lost seat
		Samuel Dennis	United Australia	1931–1934	Lost seat
		Frank Brennan	Labor	1934–1949	Retired
		Alan Bird	Labor	1949–1962	Died in office
		Sam Benson (1909–1995)	Labor	1962 – August 1966	Retired
			Independent	August 1966 – 1969
		Horrie Garrick	Labor	1969–1977	Lost pre-selection and retired
		Brian Howe	Labor	1977–1996	Served as minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. Retired
		Martin Ferguson	Labor	1996–2013	Served as minister under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. Retired
		David Feeney	Labor	2013- 1 February 2018	Previously a member of the Senate. Disqualified over dual citizenship
		Ged Kearney (1963–)	Labor	Elected in a by-election, 17 March 2018 – 11 April 2019	Transferred to the Division of Cooper after Batman was abolished in 2019

Brian Howe was the Deputy Prime Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. Martin Ferguson was the leader of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) before being elected. David Feeney was elected to the Australian Senate in 2007, and resigned to take up a seat in the House of Representatives.

Election results

• 2004 election result
• 2007 election result
• 2010 election result
• 2013 election result Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
• 2016 election result

Division Of Batman Media

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  Frank Brennan - T. Humphrey & Co (cropped)

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  A black and white portrait of Frank Brennan towards the end of his life, c. 1950

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  Australian politician Alan Bird, Labor MHR for Batman.

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  Australian politician Horrie Garrick, Labor MHR for Batman.

Other websites

• Division of Batman - Australian Electoral Commission
• David Feeney's website Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine