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
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Boyd | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Frederick Francis | Independent | 1919–1922 | |
| Nationalist | 1922–1925 | ||
| (Sir) Henry Gullett | Nationalist | 1925–1931 | |
| 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
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