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 |
166 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
Seat Status |
Marginal |
Enrolment |
97,897 |
Turnout |
93.04% |
Informal |
4.80% |
Location |
The Division of Isaacs is located in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. It covers an area of approximately 166 sq km on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay from Mentone to Carrum then inland to Skye and up to Noble Park. The main suburbs include Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Braeside, Carrum, Carrum Downs (part), Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Dandenong South, Edithvale, Keysborough, Lyndhurst (part), Mentone (part), Mordialloc, Noble Park (part), Parkdale, Patterson Lakes, Skye (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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