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{{short description|Former Australian federal electoral division}}
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The '''Division of Darebin''' was an [[Australian House of Representatives electoral Divisions|Australian Electoral Division]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The division was created in [[1949]] and abolished in [[1969]], and was named for the [[Darebin Creek]]. It was located in the northern suburbs of [[Melbourne]], including [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]], [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]], [[Reservoir, Victoria|Reservoir]] and [[Thornbury, Victoria|Thornbury]]. It was a fairly safe seat for the [[Australian Labor Party]].
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{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate | federal = yes
|name = Darebin
|image =
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|state = vic
|created = 1949
|abolished = 1969
|namesake = [[Darebin Creek]]
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The '''Division of Darebin''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|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, Victoria|Heidelberg]], [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]], [[Reservoir, Victoria|Reservoir]] and [[Thornbury, Victoria|Thornbury]]. It was a fairly safe seat for the [[Australian Labor Party]].
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==Members==


The seat was abolished in 1969, and largely replaced by the current [[Division of Scullin]].
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==Members==
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|-
!
! Image
! Member
! Member
! Party
! Party
! Term
! Term
! Notes
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| [[Thomas Andrews (Australian politician)|Thomas Andrews]]
| ALP, ALP-Anti-Communist
| 1949-55
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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| Hon [[Robert Holt]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Thomas William Andrews.jpg|100px]]
| ALP
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| rowspan=2 | [[Tom Andrews (Australian politician)|Tom Andrews]]<br />{{small|(1900–1974)}}
| 1955-58
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1949 Australian federal election|10 December 1949]] –<br/>[[Australian Labor Party split of 1955|April 1955]]
| rowspan=2 | Lost seat
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor (Anti-Communist)}}| 
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| [[Frank Courtnay]]
| nowrap | [[Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)|Labor (Anti-Communist)]]
| ALP
| nowrap | [[Australian Labor Party split of 1955|April 1955]] –<br/>[[1955 Australian federal election|10 December 1955]]
| 1958-69

|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[File:RobertHolt1956.jpg|100px]]
| [[Robert Holt]]<br />{{small|(1913–1985)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1955 Australian federal election|10 December 1955]] –<br/>[[1958 Australian federal election|14 October 1958]]
| Previously held the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Portland|Portland]]. Retired

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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[File:Frank_Courtnay.png|100px]]
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| [[Frank Courtnay]]<br />{{small|(1903–1980)}}
| nowrap | [[1958 Australian federal election|22 November 1958]] –<br/>[[1969 Australian federal election|29 September 1969]]
| Retired after Darebin was abolished in 1969
|}
|}


==Election results==
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[[Category:Electoral divisions of Australia|Darebin]]
{{main|Electoral results for the Division of Darebin}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Australian federal divisions of Victoria}}

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[[Category:1949 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1949]]
[[Category:1969 disestablishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1969]]
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[[Category:Former electoral divisions of Australia|Darebin]]

Revision as of 21:08, 12 July 2024

Darebin
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1949
Abolished1969
NamesakeDarebin Creek

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 Thornbury. It was a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

The seat was abolished in 1969, and largely replaced by the current Division of Scullin.

Mitglieder

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Tom Andrews
(1900–1974) 		Labor 10 December 1949 –
April 1955 		Lost seat
  Labor (Anti-Communist) April 1955 –
10 December 1955
  Robert Holt
(1913–1985) 		Labor 10 December 1955 –
14 October 1958 		Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Portland. Retired
  Frank Courtnay
(1903–1980) 		22 November 1958 –
29 September 1969 		Retired after Darebin was abolished in 1969

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Darebin

References

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