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The Division replaced the abolished Division of Darebin at the redistribution of 21 November 1968. It was named after Rt Hon James Scullin, the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. The Division has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party since its inception. The Division has been held by two generations of the Jenkins family. Harry Jenkins Sr was the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1983 to 1986. His son Harry was Deputy Speaker from 1993 � 1996, second Deputy Speaker from 1996 � 2007 and has been Speaker since 2008. |