Division of Isaacs facts for kids

This page is about the current federal electorate. For the former electorate, see Division of Isaacs (1949–69).

Quick facts for kids 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

Isaac 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. It includes Mordialloc, Keysborough, Waterways, Noble Park, Chelsea, Aspendale, 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 set up for the 1969 federal election.

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

	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

Images for kids

Sir Isaac Isaacs, the division's namesake

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