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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. 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 until 1949, when he followed most of its wealthier portion into Higgins.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		George Fairbairn (1855–1943)	Independent Protectionist	12 December 1906 – 26 May 1909	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Toorak. Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 1917
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 31 May 1913
		Joseph Hannan (1873–1943)	Labor	31 May 1913 – 5 May 1917	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Albert Park. Lost seat. Later appointed to the Senate in 1924
		George Maxwell (1859–1935)	Nationalist	5 May 1917 – September 1929	Died in office
			Independent Nationalist	September 1929 – 2 December 1929
			Australian	2 December 1929 – May 1930
			Independent	May 1930 – 7 May 1931
			United Australia	7 May 1931 – 25 June 1935
		Harold Holt (1908–1967)		17 August 1935 – 21 February 1945	Served as minister under Menzies and Fadden. Transferred to the Division of Higgins
			Liberal	21 February 1945– 10 December 1949
		Bill Bourke (1913–1981)	Labor	10 December 1949 – April 1955	Lost seat
			Labor (Anti-Communist)	April 1955 – 10 December 1955
		Peter Howson (1919–2009)	Liberal	10 December 1955 – 25 October 1969	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Menzies. Served as minister under Menzies, Holt, McEwen and Gorton. Transferred to the Division of Casey after Fawkner was abolished in 1969

Election results

References

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.

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