2001 Profile of the division of Jagajaga

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State:

Victoria

Name Derivation:

Named after three principal Aboriginal elders who signed a treaty with John Batman in 1835 which gave the white settlers 500 000 acres of land at the north-west end of Port Phillip Bay and 100 000 acres around Geelong.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 84 sq km from Warrandyte in the north to Ivanhoe in the south.

The main suburbs include Bundoora, Eltham, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Heidelberg West, Ivanhoe, Macleod, Montmorency, Research, Rosanna, View Bank, Warrandyte North, Watsonia and Yallambie.

Products/Industries of the area:

This is a light industrial area which contains La Trobe University, Simpson Army Barracks and Austin Hospital.

First Proclaimed/Election

1984

Members

Jenny Macklin (ALP) 1996–

P R Staples (ALP) 1984–96

For Current Members information, browse the Parliament of Australia Members page.

AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses

Demographic Rating

Outer Metropolitan

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 86 159 Informal Vote: 2.58% Turnout: 96.11% Seat Status: Marginal Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 55.91% LP: 44.09%	Enrolment: 88 028 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.81% Preamble Question 0.85% Turnout: Republic Question 95.64% Preamble Question 95.63%	Enrolment: 88 073 Informal Vote: 3.64% Turnout: 95.66% Seat Status: Marginal Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 55.64% LP: 44.36%