Division of Yarra

Yarra; Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1901
Abolished	1969
Namesake	Yarra River

The Division of Yarra was an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. It was located in inner eastern suburban Melbourne, and was named after the Yarra River, which originally formed the eastern border of the Division, and eventually ran through it. It originally covered the suburbs of Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond and part of Fitzroy. By the time it was abolished in 1969, it no longer covered Abbotsford or Fitzroy, but included Burnley and Hawthorn.

The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. For its entire existence, it was a very safe Labor seat. It was held by only four MPs – Frank Tudor, a leader of the Australian Labor Party; James Scullin, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia; Stan Keon, an important figure in the Australian Labor Party split of 1955, and Jim Cairns, who would go on to become Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, though he was the member for Lalor by then.

Members

Member	Party	Term	Notes
Frank Tudor (1866–1922)	Labor	30 March 1901 – 10 January 1922	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Watson. Served as minister under Fisher and Hughes. Served as Opposition Leader from 1916 to 1922. Died in office
James Scullin (1876–1953)	Labor	18 February 1922 – 31 October 1949	Previously held the Division of Corangamite. Served as Opposition Leader from 1928 to 1929, and 1932 to 1935. Served as Prime Minister from 1929 to 1932. Retired
Stan Keon (1915–1987)	Labor	10 December 1949 – April 1955	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Richmond. Lost seat
Stan Keon (1915–1987)	Labor (Anti-Communist)	April 1955 – 10 December 1955
Dr Jim Cairns (1914–2003)	Labor	10 December 1955 – 25 October 1969	Transferred to the Division of Lalor after Yarra was abolished in 1969

Election results

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