Division of Isaacs
| Isaacs Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Isaacs in Victoria, as of the 2016 federal election. | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Mark Dreyfus |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Isaac Isaacs |
| Electors | 105,722 (2016) |
| Area | 166 km2 (64.1 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, Waterways, Noble Park, Chelsea, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Edithvale, 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 21 November 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 fairly 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Mark Dreyfus | 41,144 | 44.49 | +3.16 | |
| Liberal | Garry Spencer | 37,312 | 40.35 | +0.14 | |
| Greens | Alex Breskin | 9,429 | 10.20 | +3.14 | |
| Animal Justice | Elizabeth Johnston | 4,585 | 4.96 | +4.96 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,470 | 96.31 | +1.11 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,539 | 3.69 | −1.11 | ||
| Turnout | 96,009 | 90.81 | −2.23 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Mark Dreyfus | 51,538 | 55.73 | +1.87 | |
| Liberal | Garry Spencer | 40,932 | 44.27 | −1.87 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.87 | |||
References
- ^ Isaacs, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.