PROFILE OF THE VICTORIAN MARGINAL SEAT OF BATMAN
* Named after "founder of Melbourne" John Batman, first proclaimed in 1906
* Covers inner-Melbourne northern suburbs including Thomastown, Clifton Hill, Northcote, Preston and Reservoir
* 108,942 enrolled voters in the 2016 federal election
* Held by Labor since 1934, except for three years when the ALP's Sam Benson became an independent in 1966
* By-election was sparked by the resignation of David Feeney amid the dual citizenship saga
* The seat has become increasingly marginal, with growing support for the Greens
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