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Isaacs
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Isaacs (green) in VictoriaCreated: 1969 MP: Mark Dreyfus Party: Labor Namesake: Isaac Isaacs Area: 171 km² (66 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay. It covers the suburbs of Mordialloc, Keysborough, Noble Park, Chelsea, Bonbeach, Patterson Lakes and Carrum.
The Division was named after Sir Isaac Isaacs, former Chief Justice of Australia and the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. It was proclaimed at the redistribution of November 21, 1968, and first contested at the 1969 Federal election. Originally a marginal seat, it switched regularly between the Liberals and Labor. However, Labor has held it without interruption since 1996, and it is now considered safe for that party.
The former Division of Isaacs (1949-69) was located in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and was not related to this Division except in name.
Mark Dreyfus became the new Labor member in 2007. The division was also contested in 2007 by Laura Chipp, daughter of Don Chipp, for the Australian Democrats.
Members
Member Party Term 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 2000–2007 Mark Dreyfus Labor 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of IsaacsAustralian federal election, 2010: Isaacs Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Mark Dreyfus 45,131 49.42 +0.67 Liberal Dale McClelland 31,472 34.47 -4.00 Greens Chris Carman 9,980 10.93 +4.69 Family First Heather Wheatley 3,377 3.70 +1.15 Independent Gordon Ford 1,355 1.48 +0.22 Total formal votes 91,315 95.29 -1.40 Informal votes 4,516 4.71 +1.40 Turnout 95,831 93.23 -1.95 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Mark Dreyfus 55,721 61.02 +3.33 Liberal Dale McClelland 35,594 38.98 -3.33 Labor hold Swing +3.33 References
- Division of Isaacs, Australian Electoral Commission
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