Division of Scullin
The Division of Scullin is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It includes the northern suburbs of Epping, Lalor, Bundoora, Mill Park and Plenty.[1]
| Scullin Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Scullin (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1968 |
| MP | Andrew Giles |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | James Scullin |
| Electors | 90,811 (2010) |
| Area | 101 km2 (39.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division replaced the Division of Darebin in 1968. It was named after Rt Hon James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1929 to 1932.[1]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Jenkins, Sr. | Labor | 1969–1986 | |
| Harry Jenkins | Labor | 1986–2013 | |
| Andrew Giles | Labor | 2013–present | |
The Division has been 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 Jenkins was Deputy Speaker from 1993–1996, second Deputy Speaker from 1996–2007 and was Speaker from 2007 until 2011.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Scullin[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Andrew Giles | 42,147 | 46.25 | −14.17 | |
| Liberal | Virosh Perera | 19,780 | 21.71 | −0.60 | |
| Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 9,953 | 10.92 | +4.25 | |
| United Australia | Yassin Albarri | 7,444 | 8.17 | +3.13 | |
| One Nation | Ursula van Bree | 5,907 | 6.48 | +6.48 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Koelmeyer | 3,422 | 3.76 | +3.76 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Cameron Rowe | 2,469 | 2.71 | +2.71 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,122 | 94.31 | −0.47 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,494 | 5.69 | +0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 96,616 | 88.98 | −3.25 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Andrew Giles | 59,761 | 65.58 | −6.08 | |
| Liberal | Virosh Perera | 31,361 | 34.42 | +6.08 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.08 | |||
Division Of Scullin Media
James Scullin, the division's namesake
Australian politician Harry Jenkins Sr., Labor MHR for Scullin.
Harry Jenkins at an earlier time in his political career.
Headshot of Andrew Giles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Division Profile". vtr.aec.gov.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ Scullin, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.