State: Victoria

Name Derivation: Named after Sir Isaac Isaacs 1855-1948, Member of the House of Representatives 1901-06, Chief Justice of the High Court 1930 and Governor-General of Australia 1931-36.

Area and Location Description: Isaacs covers an area of approximately 171 sq km on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay from Cheltenham to Seaford then inland to Skye and Noble Park. The main suburbs include Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Braeside, Carrum, Carrum Downs (part), Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Cheltenham (part), Dandenong South, Edithvale, Keysborough, Lyndhurst (part), Mentone (part), Mordialloc, Noble Park (part), Parkdale, Patterson Lakes, Skye (part), Springvale South (part) and Waterways.

Map of Division: Isaacs [PDF 120KB]

Products/Industries of the Area: Light manufacturing especially around Braeside.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1948/1949

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan

Members:

• Dreyfus, M (ALP) 2007-
• Corcoran, A (ALP) 2000-2007
• Wilton, G S (ALP) 1996-2000
• Atkinson, R A (LP) 1990-1996
• Charles, D E (ALP) 1980-1990
• Burns, W G (LP) 1977-1980
• Hamer, D J (LP) 1975-1977
• Clayton, G (ALP) 1974-1975
• Hamer, D J (LP) 1969-1974
• Haworth, W C (LP) 1949-1969

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

AEC Divisional Office Address: Divisional Office Contact Details

2007 Federal Election Results: House of Representatives results for Isaacs

Further information:

• 2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Isaacs
• 2004 Divisional Profile
• 2004 Map of Division

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status .