Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Fawkner, Victoria
The Division of Fawkner was created in 1906 and abolished in 1969. It was named for John Pascoe Fawkner (1792-1869), one of the founders of Melbourne, Vic MP 1851-69.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1906: Albert Park, Prahran, South Yarra, Toorak
1913: Albert Park, Prahran, South Melbourne, South Yarra
1922: Armadale, Malvern, Prahran, South Yarra
1937: Armadale, Malvern, Prahran, South Yarra
1949: Orrong, Prahran, South Yarra, Toorak
1955: Armadale, Prahran, South Yarra, Toorak
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1906: Anti-Socialist 13.9
1910: Liberal 05.9
1913: Labor 03.3
1914: Labor 09.3
1917: Nationalist 01.4
1919: Nationalist 01.5
1922: Nationalist 08.0
1925: Nationalist 09.4
1928: Nationalist 11.7
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1929: Independent 11.4 *
1931: United Australia 20.3
1934: United Australia 19.4
1935b: United Australia 09.9
1937: United Australia 12.4
1940: United Australia 12.5
1943: United Australia 08.0
1946: Liberal 06.2
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1949: Labor 00.0
1951: Labor 02.0
1954: Labor 00.2
1955: Liberal 02.3 **
1958: Liberal 14.8
1961: Liberal 12.8
1963: Liberal 13.6
1966: Liberal 19.7
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* Majority over Nationalist
** Majority over Anti-Comm Labor
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1906-66
Click here to see full results for Fawkner at every election from 1906 to 1966.
MEMBERS FOR FAWKNER
George Fairbairn (Ind, Lib) 1906-13
Joseph Hannan (ALP) 1913-17
George Maxwell (Nat, Ind, UAP) 1917-35
Hon Harold Holt (UAP, Lib) 1935b-49
William Bourke (ALP, ALP-AC) 1949-55
Hon Peter Howson (Lib) 1955-69
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| George Fairbairn (Ind, Lib) 1906-13 |
Joseph Hannan (ALP) 1913-17 |
George Maxwell (Nat, Ind, UAP) 1917-35 |
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| Hon Harold Holt (UAP, Lib) 1935-49 |
William Bourke (ALP, ALP-AC) 1949-55 |
Hon Peter Howson (Lib) 1955-69 |
BOUNDARIES
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