Division Profile
| Division Name |
LA TROBE |
| State |
Victoria |
| Elected Member |
Wood, J (LP) 2013- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Charles La Trobe 1801-75, first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria 1851-54. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1949 |
| Area |
560 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
98,006 |
| Turnout |
94.84% |
| Informal |
4.39% |
| Location |
The Division of La Trobe is located in the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It covers an area of approximately 562 sq km from Boronia in the north-west, to Gembrook in the east and Officer in the south-east. The main suburbs include Beaconsfield, Belgrave, Berwick, Boronia (part), Cockatoo, Emerald (part), Ferntree Gully (part), Ferny Creek, Gembrook (part), Macclesfield, Mount Dandenong (part), Narre Warren (part), Narre Warren North (part), Officer, Olinda (part), Pakenham Upper (part), Sassafras, Tecoma and Upwey. |
| Products and Industry |
Household products, car accessories and other light industries, horticulture, farming and tourism. |
Members
| Wood, J (LP) 2013- |
| Smyth, L (ALP) 2010-2013 |
| Wood, J (LP) 2004-2010 |
| Charles, B (LP) 1990-2004 |
| Milton, P (ALP) 1980-1990 |
| Baillieu, M (LP) 1975-1980 |
| Lamb, A H (ALP) 1972-1975 |
| Jess, J D (LP) 1960-1972 |
| Casey, R G (LP) 1949-1960 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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