Division Profile
| Division Name |
JAGAJAGA |
| State |
Victoria |
| Elected Member |
Macklin, J (ALP) 1996- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after three principal Aboriginal elders who signed a treaty with John Batman in 1835 which gave the white settlers 500 000 acres of land at the north west end of Port Phillip Bay and 100 000 acres around Geelong. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1984 |
| Area |
87 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
93,294 |
| Turnout |
95.49% |
| Informal |
3.98% |
| Location |
Jagajaga covers an area of approximately 87 sq km from Warrandyte in the north to Ivanhoe in the south. The main suburbs include Bundoora, Eltham, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Heidelberg West, Ivanhoe, Macleod, Montmorency, Research, Rosanna, Viewbank, North Warrandyte, Watsonia and Yallambie. |
| Products and Industry |
This is a light industrial area which contains Simpson Army Barracks and Austin Hospital. |
Members
| MACKLIN, J (ALP) 1996- |
| STAPLES, P R (ALP) 1984-1996 |
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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