Division of Henty

Henty Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1913
Abolished	1990
Namesake	Henty family

The Division of Henty was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1913 and abolished in 1990. It was named for the Henty family of Portland, the first European settlers in Victoria. It was located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including at various times Brighton, Caulfield, Malvern and Oakleigh. For most of its history it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors. A 1969 redistribution cut the seat back to the Oakleigh area, and from then on it was somewhat more marginal. In 1974 it elected Joan Child, the first female Labor member of the House of Representatives and the first female Speaker.

Members

	Party	Term
James Boyd	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1917
James Boyd	Nationalist	1917–1919
Frederick Francis	Independent	1919–1922
Frederick Francis	Nationalist	1922–1925
(Sir) Henry Gullett	Nationalist	1925–1931
(Sir) Henry Gullett	United Australia	1931–1940
Arthur Coles	Independent	1940–1946
Jo Gullett	Liberal	1946–1955
Max Fox	Liberal	1955–1974
Joan Child	Labor	1974–1975
Ken Aldred	Liberal	1975–1980
Joan Child	Labor	1980–1990

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Henty

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

Aston Ballarat Batman Bendigo Bruce Calwell Casey Chisholm Corangamite Corio Deakin Dunkley Flinders Gellibrand Gippsland Goldstein Gorton Higgins Holt Hotham Indi Isaacs Jagajaga Kooyong Lalor La Trobe Mallee Maribyrnong McEwen McMillan Melbourne Melbourne Ports Menzies Murray Scullin Wannon Wills Abolished: Balaclava Bourke Burke (1949–55) Burke (1969–2004) Corinella (1901–06) Corinella (1990–96) Darebin Diamond Valley Echuca Fawkner Grampians Henty Higinbotham Hoddle Isaacs (1949–69) Laanecoorie Mernda Moira Northern Melbourne Scullin (1955–69) Southern Melbourne Streeton Wimmera Yarra

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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