Division Profile
Division Name |
ISAACS |
State |
Victoria |
Elected Member |
Dreyfus, M (ALP) 2007- |
Name Derivation |
Named after Sir Isaac Isaacs 1855-1948, Member of the House of Representatives 1901-06, Chief Justice of the High Court 1930 and Governor-General of Australia 1931-36. |
First Proclaimed / Election |
1948/1949 |
Area |
171 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
Seat Status |
Safe |
Enrolment |
102,769 |
Turnout |
93.25% |
Informal |
4.71% |
Location |
Isaacs covers an area of approximately 171 sq km on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay from Cheltenham to Seaford then inland to Skye and Noble Park. The main suburbs include Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Braeside, Carrum, Carrum Downs (part), Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Cheltenham (part), Dandenong South, Edithvale, Keysborough, Lyndhurst (part), Mentone (part), Mordialloc, Noble Park (part), Parkdale, Patterson Lakes, Skye (part), Springvale South (part) and Waterways. |
Products and Industry |
Light manufacturing especially around Braeside. |
Members
Dreyfus, M (ALP) 2007- |
Corcoran, A (ALP) 2000-2007 |
Wilton, G S (ALP) 1996-2000 |
Atkinson, R A (LP) 1990-1996 |
Charles, D E (ALP) 1980-1990 |
Burns, W G (LP) 1977-1980 |
Hamer, D J (LP) 1975-1977 |
Clayton, G (ALP) 1974-1975 |
Hamer, D J (LP) 1969-1974 |
Haworth, W C (LP) 1949-1969 |
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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