Division of Batman

The Division of Batman was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1906 and replaced the Division of Northern Melbourne. It was abolished in 2019 and replaced by the Division of Cooper.

It took its name from John Batman, one of the founders of the city of Melbourne. At first it covered the inner suburbs of Carlton and Fitzroy, but as the boundaries changed it moved north. It included Alphington, Clifton Hill, Northcote, Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury. 

Members
ImageMemberPartyTermNotes  100pxJabez Coon Protectionist 1906–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910  100px  Henry Beard Labor 1910–1910 Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Jika Jika. Died in office  100px  Frank Brennan Labor 1911–1931 Served as minister under Scullin. Lost seat  100px Samuel Dennis United Australia 1931–1934 Lost seat  100px  Frank Brennan Labor 1934–1949 Retired  100px Alan Bird Labor 1949–1962 Died in office  100px  Sam Benson Labor 1962 –August 1966 Retired  Independent August 1966 –1969  100px  Horrie Garrick Labor 1969–1977 Lost pre-selection and retired  100px Brian Howe Labor 1977–1996 Served as minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. Retired  100px  Martin Ferguson Labor 1996–2013 Served as minister under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. Retired  100px  David Feeney Labor 2013–2018 Previously a member of the Senate. Disqualified over dual citizenship  100px  Ged Kearney Labor Elected in a by-election, 17 March 2018 –11 April 2019 Transferred to the Division of Cooper after Batman was abolished in 2019

Brian Howe was the Deputy Prime Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. Martin Ferguson was the leader of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) before being elected. David Feeney was elected to the Australian Senate in 2007, and resigned to take up a seat in the House of Representatives.

Election results
 2004 election result
 2007 election result
 2010 election result
 2013 election result 
 2016 election result

References

Other websites
 Division of Batman – Australian Electoral Commission
 David Feeney's website 

Category:Former electoral divisions of Australia
Category:Electoral divisions of Victoria, Australia
Category:1906 establishments in Australia