Division of Batman
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Division of Batman (green) in Melbourne, Victoria
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| Created | 1906 |
| MP | David Feeney |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | John Batman |
| Electors | 103,012 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 66 km2 (25.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
The Division of Batman is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The division was created in 1906, replacing the Division of Northern Melbourne. It takes its name from John Batman, one of the founders of the city of Melbourne.[2]
The division is located in Melbourne's northern suburbs. It covers an area of approximately 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) from Thomastown/Bundoora in the north to Clifton Hill in the south, with Merri Creek providing the vast majority of the western boundary and Darebin Creek, parts of Macleod and Plenty Road in Bundoora providing the eastern boundary. The suburbs of Alphington, Clifton Hill, Fairfield, Kingsbury, Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, and Thornbury; and parts of Bundoora, Coburg North, Macleod, and Thomastown are in this division.[2]
The current Member for Batman, since the 2013 federal election, is David Feeney, a member of the Australian Labor Party.
History
When it was created it covered the inner suburbs of Carlton and Fitzroy, but successive boundary changes have moved it steadily northwards. Today it includes Northcote, Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury.
Located in Labor's traditional heartland of north Melbourne, Batman has been in Labor hands for all but two terms since 1910, and without interruption since 1969. It has been held by senior Labor figures since 1977. It was held by Brian Howe from 1977 to 1996, a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, and also Deputy Prime Minister 1991–95. Howe was succeeded at the 1996 election by Martin Ferguson, moving to Parliament after six years as President of the ACTU. Ferguson served as a senior Labor frontbencher, and a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments, before resigning from the ministry in March 2013 after the failed challenge to Gillard's leadership. He was succeeded at the 2013 election by former Senator David Feeney, who had been a junior minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments.[3]
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Jabez Coon | Protectionist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| Henry Beard | Labor | 1910–1910 | |
| Frank Brennan | Labor | 1911–1931 | |
| Samuel Dennis | United Australia | 1931–1934 | |
| Frank Brennan | Labor | 1934–1949 | |
| Alan Bird | Labor | 1949–1962 | |
| Sam Benson | Labor | 1962–1966 | |
| Independent | 1966–1969 | ||
| Horrie Garrick | Labor | 1969–1977 | |
| Brian Howe | Labor | 1977–1996 | |
| Martin Ferguson | Labor | 1996–2013 | |
| David Feeney | Labor | 2013–present | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | David Feeney | 36,798 | 41.29 | −10.62 | |
| Greens | Alex Bhathal | 23,522 | 26.40 | +2.65 | |
| Liberal | George Souris | 20,017 | 22.46 | +2.40 | |
| Sex Party | Lianna Sliwczynski | 2,301 | 2.58 | +2.48 | |
| Palmer United | Franco Guardiani | 2,253 | 2.53 | +2.53 | |
| Animal Justice | Rosemary Lavin | 1,250 | 1.40 | +1.40 | |
| Family First | Ken Smithies | 1,126 | 1.26 | −1.92 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Pat Winterton | 1,121 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
| Independent | Philip Sutton | 726 | 0.81 | +0.81 | |
| Total formal votes | 89,114 | 94.24 | −0.74 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,450 | 5.76 | +0.74 | ||
| Turnout | 94,564 | 91.59 | −0.28 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Feeney | 63,257 | 70.98 | −3.82 | |
| Liberal | George Souris | 25,857 | 29.02 | +3.82 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Feeney | 54,009 | 60.61 | +2.86 | |
| Greens | Alex Bhathal | 35,105 | 39.39 | −2.86 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.86 | |||
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