Division of Scullin

Scullin Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1969
MP:	Harry Jenkins
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	James Scullin
Electors:	88,924
Area:	101 km² (39.0 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Scullin is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, including Epping, Lalor, Bundoora, Mill Park and Plenty.

The Division replaced the abolished Division of Darebin at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. It was named after Rt Hon James Scullin, the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. The Division is currently a safe Labor seat. 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 was Deputy Speaker from 1993-1996, and has been Speaker since 2008.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Harry Jenkins (senior)	Labor	1969—1986
	Harry Jenkins	Labor	1986—present

Australian federal election, 2007: Scullin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	51,680	63.32	+4.30
	Liberal	Charles Williams	19,910	24.39	-6.52
	Greens	Linda Laos	4,918	6.03	+1.00
	Family First	Tania Byers	3,859	4.73	+1.34
	Democrats	Peter Hude	868	1.06	+1.06
	Citizens Electoral Council	Simon Steer	386	0.47	-1.17
Total formal votes			81,621	95.94	+0.69
Informal votes			3,452	4.06	-0.69
Turnout			85,073	95.67	+0.10
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	57,830	70.85	+6.06
	Liberal	Charles Williams	23,791	29.15	-6.06
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.06

Australian federal election, 2004: Scullin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	46,209	59.02	-5.27
	Liberal	Lucas Kostadinoski	24,196	30.91	+5.21
	Greens	Merinda Gray	3,941	5.03	+2.23
	Family First	Amy Shand	2,656	3.39	+3.39
	Citizens Electoral Council	Simon Steer	1,287	1.64	+0.92
Total formal votes			78,289	95.25	+0.20
Informal votes			3,905	4.75	-0.20
Turnout			82,194	95.57	-0.26
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	50,726	64.79	-5.45
	Liberal	Lucas Kostadinoski	27,563	35.21	+5.45
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.45

Division of Scullin. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 164 kB)

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