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 intented to give 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 |
128 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
Seat Status |
Marginal |
Enrolment |
101,205 |
Turnout |
94.02% |
Informal |
3.73% |
Location |
The Division of Jagajaga is located in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs. It covers an area of approximately 128 sq km from Ivanhoe in the south to Kangaroo Ground in the north-east. The main suburbs include Bellfield, Briar Hill, Bundoora (part), Eaglemont, Eltham, Greensborough (part), Heidelberg, Heidelberg West, Ivanhoe, Kangaroo Ground, Macleod (part), Montmorency, Research, Rosanna, St Helena, Viewbank, North Warrandyte, Watsonia and Yallambie. |
Products and Industry |
This is a commercial and 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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