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Division of Batman

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Batman Australian House of Representatives Division

Created:	1906
State or territory:	Victoria
MP:	Martin Ferguson
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	John Batman
Electors:	88,052
Area:	53 km²
Demographic:	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Batman is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1906 (it was formerly called Northern Melbourne), and is named for John Batman, one of the founders of the city of Melbourne. When it was created it covered the inner suburbs of Carlton and Fitzroy, but successive boundary changes have moved it steadily northwards. Today it includes Northcote, Preston, Reservoir and Thornbury. On these boundaries it is one of the safest seats in Australia for the Australian Labor Party. Its most notable member has been Brian Howe, who was Deputy Prime Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments.

Members

Australian federal election, 2007: Batman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Ferguson	45,551	57.18	+1.65
	Liberal	Jonathan Peart	16,439	20.64	-5.31
	Greens	Patricia Carey	13,674	17.17	+3.24
	Family First	Peter Kerin	2,090	2.62	+1.49
	Democrats	Darren Hassan	1,619	2.03	+0.57
	Citizens Electoral Council	Robert Barwick	288	0.36	+0.13
Total formal votes			79,661	96.18	+2.02
Informal votes			3,167	3.82	-2.02
Turnout			82,828	94.07	+0.50
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Martin Ferguson	60,503	75.95	+4.63
	Liberal	Jonathan Peart	19,158	24.05	-4.63
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.75

Australian federal election, 2004: Batman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Ferguson	41,953	55.53	-3.37
	Liberal	Maxwell Gratton	19,603	25.95	+4.22
	Greens	Alexandra Bhathal	10,520	13.93	+2.54
	Democrats	Scott Kneebone	1,105	1.46	-4.78
	Family First	Chris Ariaratnam	853	1.13	+1.13
	Independent	Craig Bishop	708	0.94	+0.94
	Socialist Alliance	Graham Matthews	430	0.57	+0.57
		Peter Byrne	201	0.27	+0.27
	Citizens Electoral Council	Walter Hernan Mellado	171	0.23	-0.19
Total formal votes			75,544	94.15	-0.31
Informal votes			4,686	5.84	+0.31
Turnout			80,230	93.57	+0.22
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Martin Ferguson	53,880	71.32	-3.75
	Liberal	Maxwell Gratton	21,664	28.68	+3.75
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.75