Division of Isaacs

The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It covers the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay.[1] It includes Mordialloc, Keysborough, Waterways, Noble Park, Chelsea, Aspendale, Edithvale, Bonbeach, Patterson Lakes and Carrum.[1]

Isaacs
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Isaacs (green) in Victoria
Created1969
MPMark Dreyfus
PartyLabor
NamesakeIsaac Isaacs
Electors102,769 (2010)
Area171 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
Isaac Isaacs

The Division was named after Sir Isaac Isaacs, former Chief Justice of Australia and the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.[1] It was set up for the 1969 federal election.[1]

The former Division of Isaacs (1949–69) covered the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and was not related to this Division except in name.

Members
MemberPartyTerm
  David Hamer Liberal 1969–1974
  Gareth Clayton Labor 1974–1975
  David Hamer Liberal 1975–1977
  William Burns Liberal 1977–1980
  David Charles Labor 1980–1990
  Rod Atkinson Liberal 1990–1996
  Greg Wilton Labor 1996–2000
  Ann Corcoran Labor Isaacs by-election, 2000–2007
  Mark Dreyfus Labor 2007–present

Mark Dreyfus is Attorney-General of Australia, Minister for the Public Service and Integrity, Minister for Emergency Management, and Special Minister of State in the Rudd Government.

Election results

References
  1. "Profile of the electoral division of Isaacs (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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