Division of Scullin

Scullin Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Scullin (green) in Victoria
Created:	1969
MP:	Harry Jenkins
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	James Scullin
Area:	101 km² (39 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 has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party since its inception. 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, second Deputy Speaker from 1996–2007 and has been Speaker since 2008.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Harry Jenkins, Sr.	Labor	1969–1986
	Harry Jenkins	Labor	1986–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Scullin

Australian federal election, 2010: Scullin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	49,310	62.12	-1.20
	Liberal	Max Williams	19,142	24.11	-0.28
	Greens	Gurm Sekhon	6,702	8.44	+2.41
	Family First	Ian Stratov	4,226	5.32	+0.59
Total formal votes			79,380	94.01	-1.93
Informal votes			5,055	5.99	+1.93
Turnout			84,435	92.97	-2.73
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	57,355	72.25	+1.40
	Liberal	Max Williams	22,025	27.75	-1.40
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.40

References

• Division of Scullin, Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 37°39′47″S 145°03′11″E / 37.663°S 145.053°E / -37.663; 145.053