Division of Fawkner

Fawkner
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1906
Abolished1969
NamesakeJohn Pascoe Fawkner

The Division of Fawkner was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1906 as a replacement for Southern Melbourne, and was abolished itself in 1969.[1] It was named for John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of Melbourne. It was located in the inner southern suburbs of Melbourne, including at various times Prahran, South Yarra, St Kilda and Toorak. It was usually a safe conservative seat, but was occasionally won by the Australian Labor Party.

The seat is best known as the starting point for the career of future Prime Minister Harold Holt, who held the seat from 1935[2] until 1949, when he followed most of its wealthier portion into Higgins.

  1. ^ corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Electoral division names no longer in use". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "FAWKNER BY-ELECTION". Argus. 18 July 1935. Retrieved 20 October 2023.