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The '''Division of Batman''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. It took its name from [[John Batman]], one of the founders of the city of Melbourne. The division was created in 1906, replacing the [[Division of Northern Melbourne]], and was abolished in 2019 and replaced by the [[Division of Cooper]].<ref name=aecprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/batman.htm |title=Profile of the electoral division of Batman (Vic) |work= Current federal electoral divisions |publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]] |date=2 October 2013 |accessdate=23 November 2013 }}</ref>
The '''Division of Batman''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in the [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. It took its name from [[John Batman]], one of the founders of the city of Melbourne. The division was created in 1906, replacing the [[Division of Northern Melbourne]], and was abolished in 2019 and replaced by the [[Division of Cooper]].<ref name=aecprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/batman.htm |title=Profile of the electoral division of Batman (Vic) |work= Current federal electoral divisions |publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]] |date=2 October 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref>


The division was located in Melbourne's northern suburbs. It covered an area of approximately {{convert|66|km2}} from {{VICcity|Thomastown}}/{{VICcity|Bundoora}} in the north to {{VICcity|Clifton Hill}} in the south, with [[Merri Creek]] providing the vast majority of the western boundary and [[Darebin Creek]], parts of [[Macleod, Victoria|Macleod]] and Plenty Road in [[Bundoora, Victoria|Bundoora]] providing the eastern boundary. The suburbs of {{VICcity|Alphington}}, [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], {{VICcity|Fairfield}}, {{VICcity|Kingsbury}}, {{VICcity|Northcote}}, {{VICcity|Preston}}, {{VICcity|Reservoir}}, and {{VICcity|Thornbury}}; and parts of [[Bundoora, Victoria|Bundoora]], {{VICcity|Coburg North}}, {{VICcity|Macleod}}, and [[Thomastown, Victoria|Thomastown]] were in this division.<ref name=aecprofile/>
The division was located in Melbourne's northern suburbs. It covered an area of approximately {{convert|66|km2}} from {{VICcity|Thomastown}}/{{VICcity|Bundoora}} in the north to {{VICcity|Clifton Hill}} in the south, with [[Merri Creek]] providing the vast majority of the western boundary and [[Darebin Creek]], parts of [[Macleod, Victoria|Macleod]] and Plenty Road in [[Bundoora, Victoria|Bundoora]] providing the eastern boundary. The suburbs of {{VICcity|Alphington}}, [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], {{VICcity|Fairfield}}, {{VICcity|Kingsbury}}, {{VICcity|Northcote}}, {{VICcity|Preston}}, {{VICcity|Reservoir}}, and {{VICcity|Thornbury}}; and parts of [[Bundoora, Victoria|Bundoora]], {{VICcity|Coburg North}}, {{VICcity|Macleod}}, and [[Thomastown, Victoria|Thomastown]] were in this division.<ref name=aecprofile/>


Held by Labor for all but 10 years [[Electoral results for the Division of Batman|of its history]], Batman has traditionally been a safe [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] seat. However, the [[Australian Greens|Greens]] have made the seat a contest since [[2010 Australian federal election|2010]], where they reduced Labor from a 26.0% margin to a 7.9% margin. Though Labor increased their margin against the Greens to 10.6% in [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]], the Greens reduced Labor's margin to just 1.0% in [[2016 Australian federal election|2016]]. At the [[2018 Batman by-election]] however, Labor increased their margin to 4.4% against the Greens.<ref name=aus180318>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/batman-byelection-labors-ged-kearney-wins-seat-as-bill-shorten-declares-we-are-back/news-story/998149fa1d3619383915d66ed9f89c5e|title= Batman by-election: Labor's Ged Kearney wins seat as Bill Shorten declares: 'We are back'|access-date= 18 March 2018}}</ref>
Held by Labor for all but 10 years [[Electoral results for the Division of Batman|of its history]], Batman traditionally had been a safe [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] seat. However, the [[Australian Greens|Greens]] made the seat a contest beginning with the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]], where they reduced Labor from a 26.0% margin to a 7.9% margin. Though Labor increased their margin against the Greens to 10.6% in [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]], the Greens reduced Labor's margin to just 1.0% in [[2016 Australian federal election|2016]]. At the [[2018 Batman by-election]] however, Labor increased their margin to 4.4% against the Greens.<ref name=aus180318>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/batman-byelection-labors-ged-kearney-wins-seat-as-bill-shorten-declares-we-are-back/news-story/998149fa1d3619383915d66ed9f89c5e|title= Batman by-election: Labor's Ged Kearney wins seat as Bill Shorten declares: 'We are back'|access-date= 18 March 2018}}</ref>


In June 2018, the [[Australian Electoral Commission]] controversially announced that, at the [[2019 Australian federal election]], the division would be re-named [[Division of Cooper|Cooper]], after [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] community leader and activist [[William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)|William Cooper]]. This change was unusually enacted without notice as part of the Commission's final decision on boundaries and did not allow for further public comment on the issue, as would usually be the case when renaming a division.<ref name="abolition">{{cite web |title=Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided |url=https://www.aec.gov.au/media/media-releases/2018/06-20.htm |website=Australian Electoral Commission |date=20 June 2018|accessdate=20 June 2018 }}</ref>
In June 2018, the [[Australian Electoral Commission]] announced that, at the [[2019 Australian federal election]], the division would be re-named [[Division of Cooper|Cooper]], after [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] community leader and activist [[William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)|William Cooper]].<ref name="abolition">{{cite web |title=Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided |url=https://www.aec.gov.au/media/media-releases/2018/06-20.htm |website=Australian Electoral Commission |date=20 June 2018|access-date=20 June 2018 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:John batman.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Batman]], the division's namesake]]
[[File:John batman.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Batman]], the division's namesake]]
When it was created it covered the inner suburbs of [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]] and [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]], but successive boundary changes have moved it steadily northwards. Today it includes [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]], Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury.
When it was created it covered the inner suburbs of [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]] and [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]], but successive boundary changes moved it steadily northwards, ending with it including [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]], Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury.


Located in Labor's traditional heartland of north Melbourne, Batman has been in Labor hands for all but two terms since 1910, and without interruption since 1969. It has been held by senior Labor figures since 1977. It was held by [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]] from 1977 to 1996, a senior minister in the [[Bob Hawke|Hawke]] and [[Paul Keating|Keating]] governments, and also [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] 1991–95. Howe was succeeded at the 1996 election by [[Martin Ferguson]], moving to Parliament after six years as President of the [[Australian Council of Trade Unions|ACTU]]. Ferguson served as a senior Labor frontbencher, and a minister in the [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]] and [[Julia Gillard|Gillard]] governments, before resigning from the ministry in March 2013 after the [[March 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill|failed challenge]] to Gillard's leadership. He was succeeded at the 2013 election by former [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[David Feeney]], who had been a parliamentary secretary in the Rudd and Gillard governments.<ref>{{cite news |author=Green, Antony |authorlink=Antony Green |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/guide/batm/ |title=Federal election 2013: Batman results |work=Australia Votes |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |location=Australia |date=11 October 2013 |accessdate=23 November 2013 }}</ref>
Located in Labor's traditional heartland of north Melbourne, Batman had been in Labor hands for all but two terms since 1910, and without interruption since 1969. It was held by [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]] from 1977 to 1996, a senior minister in the [[Bob Hawke|Hawke]] and [[Paul Keating|Keating]] governments, and also [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] 1991–95. Howe was succeeded at the 1996 election by [[Martin Ferguson (politician)|Martin Ferguson]], moving to Parliament after six years as President of the [[Australian Council of Trade Unions|ACTU]]. Ferguson served as a senior Labor frontbencher, and a minister in the [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]] and [[Julia Gillard|Gillard]] governments, before resigning from the ministry in March 2013 after the [[March 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill|failed challenge]] to Gillard's leadership. He was succeeded at the 2013 election by former [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[David Feeney]], who had been a parliamentary secretary in the Rudd and Gillard governments.<ref>{{cite news |author=Green, Antony |author-link=Antony Green |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/guide/batm/ |title=Federal election 2013: Batman results |work=Australia Votes |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |location=Australia |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref>


In 2018, as a result of the [[2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis]], Feeney resigned and decided not to seek pre-selection to run at the ensuing by-election. The [[2018 Batman by-election]] held on 17 March saw the election of Labor's [[Ged Kearney]].<ref name=aus180318/>
In 2018, as a result of the [[2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis]], Feeney resigned and decided not to seek pre-selection to run at the ensuing by-election. The [[2018 Batman by-election]] held on 17 March saw the election of Labor's [[Ged Kearney]].<ref name=aus180318/>
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| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| nowrap | [[Commonwealth Liberal Party|Commonwealth Liberal]]
| nowrap | [[Liberal Party (Australia, 1909)|Liberal]]
| nowrap | 26 May 1909 –<br/>[[1910 Australian federal election|13 April 1910]]
| nowrap | 26 May 1909 –<br/>[[1910 Australian federal election|13 April 1910]]


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| [[File:Henry Beard.jpg|100px]]
| [[Henry Beard (politician)|Henry Beard]]<br />{{small|(1864–1910)}}
| [[Henry Beard (politician)|Henry Beard]]<br />{{small|(1864–1910)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1910 Australian federal election|13 April 1910]] –<br/>18 December 1910
| nowrap | [[1910 Australian federal election|13 April 1910]] –<br/>18 December 1910
| Previously held the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Jika Jika|Jika Jika]]. Died in office
| Previously held the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Jika Jika|Jika Jika]]. Died in office
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| [[File:Frank Brennan - T. Humphrey & Co (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Frank Brennan - T. Humphrey & Co (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Frank Brennan (politician)|Frank Brennan]]<br />{{small|(1873–1950)}}
| [[Frank Brennan (politician)|Frank Brennan]]<br />{{small|(1873–1950)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1911 Batman by-election|8 February 1911]] –<br/>[[1931 Australian federal election|19 December 1931]]
| nowrap | [[1911 Batman by-election|8 February 1911]] –<br/>[[1931 Australian federal election|19 December 1931]]
| Served as minister under [[James Scullin|Scullin]]. Lost seat
| Served as minister under [[James Scullin|Scullin]]. Lost seat
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| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|UAP}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:Samuel Dennis.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Samuel Dennis.jpg|100px]]
| [[Samuel Dennis]]<br />{{small|(1870–1945)}}
| [[Samuel Dennis (Australian politician)|Samuel Dennis]]<br />{{small|(1870–1945)}}
| [[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
| [[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
| nowrap | [[1931 Australian federal election|19 December 1931]] –<br/>[[1934 Australian federal election|15 September 1934]]
| nowrap | [[1931 Australian federal election|19 December 1931]] –<br/>[[1934 Australian federal election|15 September 1934]]
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| [[File:FrankBrennan1950.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:FrankBrennan1950.jpg|100px]]
| [[Frank Brennan (politician)|Frank Brennan]]<br />{{small|(1873–1950)}}
| [[Frank Brennan (politician)|Frank Brennan]]<br />{{small|(1873–1950)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1934 Australian federal election|15 September 1934]] –<br/>[[1949 Australian federal election|31 October 1949]]
| nowrap | [[1934 Australian federal election|15 September 1934]] –<br/>[[1949 Australian federal election|31 October 1949]]
| Retired
| Retired
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| [[File:Alan_Bird.png|100px]]
| [[Alan Bird]]<br />{{small|(1906–1962)}}
| [[Alan Bird]]<br />{{small|(1906–1962)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1949 Australian federal election|10 December 1949]] –<br/>21 July 1962
| nowrap | [[1949 Australian federal election|10 December 1949]] –<br/>21 July 1962
| Died in office
| Died in office
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| rowspan=2 | [[File:SamBenson1964.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Sam Benson]]<br />{{small|(1909–1995)}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Sam Benson]]<br />{{small|(1909–1995)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1962 Batman by-election|1 September 1962]] –<br/>August 1966
| nowrap | [[1962 Batman by-election|1 September 1962]] –<br/>August 1966
| rowspan=2 | Retired
| rowspan=2 | Retired
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|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Horrie_Garrick_1970.png|100px]]
| [[Horrie Garrick]]<br />{{small|(1918–1982)}}
| [[Horrie Garrick]]<br />{{small|(1918–1982)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1969 Australian federal election|25 October 1969]] –<br/>[[1977 Australian federal election|10 November 1977]]
| nowrap | [[1969 Australian federal election|25 October 1969]] –<br/>[[1977 Australian federal election|10 November 1977]]
| Lost preselection and retired
| Lost preselection and retired
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| [[File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Howe).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Howe).jpg|100px]]
| [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]]<br />{{small|(1936–)}}
| [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]]<br />{{small|(1936–)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1977 Australian federal election|10 December 1977]] –<br/>[[1996 Australian federal election|2 March 1996]]
| nowrap | [[1977 Australian federal election|10 December 1977]] –<br/>[[1996 Australian federal election|2 March 1996]]
| Served as minister and [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] under [[Hawke Government|Hawke]] and [[Keating Government|Keating]]. Retired
| Served as minister and [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] under [[Hawke Government|Hawke]] and [[Keating Government|Keating]]. Retired
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|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:Martin Ferguson - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 crop.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Martin Ferguson.jpg|100px]]
| [[Martin Ferguson]]<br />{{small|(1953–)}}
| [[Martin Ferguson (politician)|Martin Ferguson]]<br />{{small|(1953–)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[1996 Australian federal election|2 March 1996]] –<br/>[[2013 Australian federal election|5 August 2013]]
| nowrap | [[1996 Australian federal election|2 March 1996]] –<br/>[[2013 Australian federal election|5 August 2013]]
| Served as minister under [[Rudd Government (2007–2010)|Rudd]] and [[Gillard Government|Gillard]]. Retired
| Served as minister under [[Rudd Government (2007–2010)|Rudd]] and [[Gillard Government|Gillard]]. Retired
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| [[File:David Feeney.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:David Feeney.jpg|100px]]
| [[David Feeney]]<br />{{small|(1970–)}}
| [[David Feeney]]<br />{{small|(1970–)}}
⚫
| nowrap | [[2013 Australian federal election|7 September 2013]] –<br/>[[2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis|1 February 2018]]
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
⚫
| Previously a member of the [[Australian Senate|Senate]]. Election results declared void due to [[2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis|dual citizenship]]. Did not contest subsequent [[2018 Batman by-election|by-election]]
⚫
| nowrap | [[2013 Australian federal election|7 September 2013]] –<br/>1 February 2018
⚫
| Previously a member of the [[Australian Senate|Senate]]. Disqualified over [[2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis|dual citizenship]]


|-
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| [[File:Ged Kearney at Delcon 2011 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Ged Kearney at Delcon 2011 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Ged Kearney]]<br />{{small|(1963–)}}
| [[Ged Kearney]]<br />{{small|(1963–)}}
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| nowrap | [[2018 Batman by-election|17 March 2018]] –<br/>[[2019 Australian federal election|11 April 2019]]
| nowrap | [[2018 Batman by-election|17 March 2018]] –<br/>[[2019 Australian federal election|11 April 2019]]
| Transferred to the Division of [[Division of Cooper|Cooper]] after Batman was abolished in 2019
| Transferred to the Division of [[Division of Cooper|Cooper]] after Batman was abolished in 2019
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{{Australian federal divisions of Victoria}}
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Batman
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Batman (green) in Melbourne, Victoria
Created1906
Abolished2019
NamesakeJohn Batman
Electors108,935 (2016)
Area66 km2 (25.5 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Coordinates37°43′59″S 145°00′50″E / 37.733°S 145.014°E / -37.733; 145.014

The Division of Batman was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It took its name from John Batman, one of the founders of the city of Melbourne. The division was created in 1906, replacing the Division of Northern Melbourne, and was abolished in 2019 and replaced by the Division of Cooper.[1]

The division was located in Melbourne's northern suburbs. It covered an area of approximately 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) from Thomastown/Bundoora in the north to Clifton Hill in the south, with Merri Creek providing the vast majority of the western boundary and Darebin Creek, parts of Macleod and Plenty Road in Bundoora providing the eastern boundary. The suburbs of Alphington, Clifton Hill, Fairfield, Kingsbury, Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, and Thornbury; and parts of Bundoora, Coburg North, Macleod, and Thomastown were in this division.[1]

Held by Labor for all but 10 years of its history, Batman traditionally had been a safe Labor seat. However, the Greens made the seat a contest beginning with the 2010 election, where they reduced Labor from a 26.0% margin to a 7.9% margin. Though Labor increased their margin against the Greens to 10.6% in 2013, the Greens reduced Labor's margin to just 1.0% in 2016. At the 2018 Batman by-election however, Labor increased their margin to 4.4% against the Greens.[2]

In June 2018, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that, at the 2019 Australian federal election, the division would be re-named Cooper, after Aboriginal community leader and activist William Cooper.[3]

History

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John Batman, the division's namesake

When it was created it covered the inner suburbs of Carlton and Fitzroy, but successive boundary changes moved it steadily northwards, ending with it including Northcote, Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury.

Located in Labor's traditional heartland of north Melbourne, Batman had been in Labor hands for all but two terms since 1910, and without interruption since 1969. It was held by Brian Howe from 1977 to 1996, a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, and also Deputy Prime Minister 1991–95. Howe was succeeded at the 1996 election by Martin Ferguson, moving to Parliament after six years as President of the ACTU. Ferguson served as a senior Labor frontbencher, and a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments, before resigning from the ministry in March 2013 after the failed challenge to Gillard's leadership. He was succeeded at the 2013 election by former Senator David Feeney, who had been a parliamentary secretary in the Rudd and Gillard governments.[4]

In 2018, as a result of the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis, Feeney resigned and decided not to seek pre-selection to run at the ensuing by-election. The 2018 Batman by-election held on 17 March saw the election of Labor's Ged Kearney.[2]

Members

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Jabez Coon
(1869–1935) 		Protectionist 12 December 1906 –
26 May 1909 		Lost seat
  Liberal 26 May 1909 –
13 April 1910
  Henry Beard
(1864–1910) 		Labor 13 April 1910 –
18 December 1910 		Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Jika Jika. Died in office
  Frank Brennan
(1873–1950) 		8 February 1911 –
19 December 1931 		Served as minister under Scullin. Lost seat
  Samuel Dennis
(1870–1945) 		United Australia 19 December 1931 –
15 September 1934 		Lost seat
  Frank Brennan
(1873–1950) 		Labor 15 September 1934 –
31 October 1949 		Retired
  Alan Bird
(1906–1962) 		10 December 1949 –
21 July 1962 		Died in office
  Sam Benson
(1909–1995) 		1 September 1962 –
August 1966 		Retired
  Independent August 1966 –
29 September 1969
  Horrie Garrick
(1918–1982) 		Labor 25 October 1969 –
10 November 1977 		Lost preselection and retired
  Brian Howe
(1936–) 		10 December 1977 –
2 March 1996 		Served as minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Hawke and Keating. Retired
  Martin Ferguson
(1953–) 		2 March 1996 –
5 August 2013 		Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Retired
  David Feeney
(1970–) 		7 September 2013 –
1 February 2018 		Previously a member of the Senate. Election results declared void due to dual citizenship. Did not contest subsequent by-election
  Ged Kearney
(1963–) 		17 March 2018 –
11 April 2019 		Transferred to the Division of Cooper after Batman was abolished in 2019

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Batman
This section is an excerpt from 2018 Batman by-election § Results.[edit]
2018 Batman by-election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ged Kearney 36,840 43.14 +7.87
Greens Alex Bhathal 33,725 39.49 +3.26
Conservatives Kevin Bailey 5,471 6.41 +6.41
Animal Justice Miranda Smith 2,528 2.96 +1.29
Rise Up Australia Yvonne Gentle 2,217 2.60 +2.60
Independent Teresa van Lieshout 1,245 1.46 +1.46
Liberty Alliance Debbie Robinson 1,186 1.39 +1.39
Sustainable Australia Mark McDonald 951 1.11 +1.11
Adrian Whitehead 745 0.87 +0.87
People's Party Tegan Burns 496 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 85,404 93.79 +1.57
Informal votes 5,650 6.21 −1.57
Turnout 91,054 81.40 −8.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ged Kearney 46,446 54.38 +3.35
Greens Alex Bhathal 38,958 45.62 −3.35
Labor hold Swing +3.35
Alluvial diagram showing the full preference distribution of results at the by-election.
Alluvial diagram of the full preference distribution

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile of the electoral division of Batman (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Batman by-election: Labor's Ged Kearney wins seat as Bill Shorten declares: 'We are back'". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ Green, Antony (11 October 2013). "Federal election 2013: Batman results". Australia Votes. Australia: ABC. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Batman By-election". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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