- State/Territory:
- Victoria
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 13 July 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1937 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Deakin (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Deakin (2018) [PDF 2.61MB]
Download GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of the Hon. Alfred Deakin, 1856–1919. Deakin was an active member of the Constitutional Conventions that led to the Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister of Australia (1903–04, 1905–08 and 1909–10) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1901–13).
- Area
- 79 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Deakin consists of:
- part of the Manningham City Council,
- part of the Maroondah City Council, and
- part of the Whitehorse City Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
- Current member details:
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
- Further information:
- For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
