Division of Darebin - Citizendia

Darebin Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1949
Abolished:	1969
Namesake:	Darebin Creek

The Division of Darebin was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Darebin Creek is a waterway in Melbourne Victoria. It is a tributary of the Yarra River, rising on the northern urban fringe of Melbourne just north of the suburb The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The division was created in 1949 and abolished in 1969, and was named for the Darebin Creek. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Darebin Creek is a waterway in Melbourne Victoria. It is a tributary of the Yarra River, rising on the northern urban fringe of Melbourne just north of the suburb It was located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, including Heidelberg, Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Heidelberg is a suburb (and former local government area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Preston is a residential and industrial suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 10 km north of Melbourne's Central business district Reservoir ( is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. Thornbury is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. It was a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

Members

	Party	Term
Thomas Andrews	Labor	1949—1955
Thomas Andrews	Labor (Anti-Communist)	1955—1955
Robert Holt	Labor	1955—1958
Frank Courtnay	Labor	1958—1969

Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist (ALP-AC was the name initially used by the right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955, Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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