Division of Jagajaga

Jagajaga Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Jagajaga (green) in Victoria
Created:	1984
MP:	Jenny Macklin
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Three Wurundjeri Aborigines
Area:	87 km² (34 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Jagajaga is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and lies north of the Yarra River. It covers an area of approximately 90 square kilometres and comprises the suburbs of Ivanhoe, Eaglemont, Bellfield, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Viewbank, Lower Plenty, Macleod, Yallambie, Eltham, Watsonia, Bundoora, most of Greensborough, Montmorency, Briar Hill, Saint Helena, Research and Warrandyte North.

The area is predominantly residential and light industrial, and includes the Australian Army's Simpson Barracks, the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, the Mercy Hospital for Women and the Austin Hospital.

The area is closely associated with the Heidelberg School art movement of the late 19th century, and in 1915 architect Walter Burley Griffin was commissioned to design a residential subdivision in the area. Griffin became a resident and designed numerous houses in the area. The renowned Montsalvat artists' colony is also located within the Division.

Most of the City of Banyule and parts of the Shire of Nillumbik local government areas are contained within the Division's boundaries. Four Victorian Parliamentary Districts (Legislative Assembly) are represented in the Division, namely Ivanhoe, Eltham, Bundoora and Yan Yean. The Legislative Council Regions of Northern Metropolitan and Eastern Metropolitan are also represented.

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 14 September 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 Federal election. It was named after three Wurundjeri Aboriginal Australian men who supposedly made the Batman Treaty with the party of early colonial settler and one of the founders of Melbourne, John Batman in 1835.

The Division is currently held by Jenny Macklin, who is also the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and former Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Peter Staples	Labor	1984–1996
	Jenny Macklin	Labor	1996–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Jagajaga

Australian federal election, 2010: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	40,682	47.34	-0.82
	Liberal	Joh Bauch	29,745	34.61	-2.94
	Greens	Chris Kearney	12,847	14.95	+4.70
	Family First	Joe Sgarlata	2,109	2.45	+0.09
	Secular	Peter Harris	560	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			85,943	96.03	-1.52
Informal votes			3,556	3.97	+1.52
Turnout			89,499	94.01	-1.71
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	52,868	61.52	+2.54
	Liberal	Joh Bauch	33,075	38.48	-2.54
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.54

References

• Division of Jagajaga, Australian Electoral Commission