The Division of Scullin is an Australian Electoral Division in the

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. It is located in the outer northern suburbs of

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, including Epping, Lalor, Mill Park, South Morang,

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, and Bundoora.

Geography

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. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

History

The Division replaced the abolished

Division of Darebin The Division of Darebin was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949, and was named for the Darebin Creek. It was located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, including Heidelberg, Preston, Reservoir and ...

at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. It was named after Rt Hon

James Scullin James Henry Scullin (18 September 1876 – 28 January 1953) was an Australian Labor Party politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. Scullin led Labor to government at the 1929 Australian federal election. He was the first Cathol ...

, Prime Minister of Australia from 1929 to 1932. The Division has been a safe seat for the

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since its inception. Labor has never won less than 57 percent of the two-party vote, and has generally garnered enough primary votes to win the seat outright, with the exception of the

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and

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elections. From 1969 to 2013, the seat was held by two generations of the Jenkins family. Harry Jenkins Sr. was the

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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

Election results

References

External links

Division of Scullin - Australian Electoral Commission
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scullin, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Constituencies established in 1969 1969 establishments in Australia City of Whittlesea Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne