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 | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Mark Dreyfus |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Isaac Isaacs |
| Electors | 102,769 (2010) |
| Area | 171 km2 (66.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
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
| 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 | 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
| 2022 Australian federal election: Isaacs[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Mark Dreyfus | 39,228 | 39.95 | −4.95 | |
| Liberal | Robbie Beaton | 31,306 | 31.89 | −3.36 | |
| Greens | Alex Breskin | 12,621 | 12.85 | +1.78 | |
| United Australia | Scott McCamish | 4,855 | 4.94 | +0.95 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah O'Donnell | 4,785 | 4.87 | +4.87 | |
| One Nation | Boris Sokiransky | 3,130 | 3.19 | +3.19 | |
| Animal Justice | Alix Livingstone | 2,259 | 2.30 | −1.30 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,184 | 96.67 | +0.80 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,382 | 3.33 | −0.80 | ||
| Turnout | 101,566 | 91.77 | −1.73 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Mark Dreyfus | 55,818 | 56.85 | +0.39 | |
| Liberal | Robbie Beaton | 42,366 | 43.15 | −0.39 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.39 | |||
Division Of Isaacs Media
Sir Isaac Isaacs, the division's namesake
Australian politician David Hamer, Liberal MHR for Isaacs.
David Hamer
Head and shoulders portrait of Australian Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Profile of the electoral division of Isaacs (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ Isaacs, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.