Division Profile
| Division Name |
LA TROBE |
| State |
Victoria |
| Elected Member |
Smyth, L (ALP) 2010- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Charles La Trobe 1801-75, first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria 1851-54. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1949 |
| Area |
588 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
97,956 |
| Turnout |
94.71% |
| Informal |
4.07% |
| Location |
La Trobe covers an area of approximately 588 sq km from Bayswater in the north west, to Gembrook in the east and Officer in the south east. The main suburbs include Beaconsfield, Belgrave, Berwick (part), Boronia (part), Cockatoo, Emerald (part), Ferntree Gully (part), Gembrook (part), Narre Warren North (part), Officer, Olinda (part), Pakenham (part), Sassafras and Upwey. |
| Products and Industry |
Household products, car accessories and other light industries. |
Members
| Smyth, L (ALP) 2010- |
| 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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