The Division of Jagajaga is an Australian Electoral Division in the

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of Victoria. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of

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, and lies north of the

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. , the division contains the entire City of Banyule and parts of the Shire of Nillumbik and

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local government areas. The area is predominantly residential and light industrial, and includes the

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, the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, the Mercy Hospital for Women and the Austin Hospital. Four Legislative Assembly Districts are represented in the Division, namely

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, Bundoora, and Eildon. The

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Regions of North-Eastern Metropolitan and Northern Victoria are also represented.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the

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. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. When the division was created in 1984, it replaced the eastern half of the

Division of Batman The Division of Batman was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It took its name from John Batman, one of the ...

, a portion of

Division of Scullin The Division of Scullin is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located in the outer northern suburbs ...

(around Bundoora and Watsonia), and a portion of the abolished

Division of Diamond Valley The Division of Diamond Valley was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 1984. It was named for the Diamond Creek area. At the time of abolition, it was located in the north-eastern ...

( Yallamie and Viewbank). In 1989, the division lost areas to the north (north of Grimshaw Street) and to the south (Ivanhoe East and Eaglemont), but expanded eastwards up to Eltham. The division was further expanded eastwards in 2003 and 2010 to include North Warrandyte and Kangaroo Ground respectively, with minimal changes to its western and southern boundaries. In 2018, the division lost its eastern half east of Eltham (inclusive) to the Division of Menzies, but gained areas to the north such as Diamond Creek and Plenty. This boundary change was reversed in the following redistributions in 2021 (except North Warrandyte) and 2024 (re-gaining North Warrandyte). Since 1994 (except a brief period between 2018 and 2021), the entire City of Banyule is contained within the division's boundaries, and the division shares its western and southern boundaries with the City of Banyule boundaries most of the time. The division is also bordered by the

to the south throughout the division's existence, and since 2010 (except between 2018 and 2024), it is bordered by the river between Ivanhoe East and Kangaroo Ground. As of the 2024 redistribution, the division covers the City of Banyule and parts of the Shire of Nillumbik and

local government areas, covering an area of approximately 137 square kilometres. It comprises the suburbs of Bellfield, Briar Hill, Eaglemont,

, Eltham North, Greensborough,

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, Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg West,

, Ivanhoe East, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, North Warrandyte, Plenty, Rosanna,

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, Viewbank, Yallambie, Watsonia and Watsonia North; the township of Kangaroo Ground; and parts of Bundoora and

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History

The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 14 September 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 election. It was named after three

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men who supposedly made the Batman Treaty with the party of early colonial settler and one of the founders of Melbourne,

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in 1835. The Division has always been a marginal-to-safe

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seat. It was first held by Peter Staples, who was the previous member for Diamond Valley. Staples served as a minister under

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and

Paul Keating Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian former politician and trade unionist who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously ser ...

. Staples retired in 1996 and was replaced by Jenny Macklin, who has held the seat prior to her retirement in 2018. Macklin served as Deputy Leader of the

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under

Simon Crean Simon Findlay Crean (26 February 1949 – 25 June 2023) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from 2001 to 2003. He represented the seat of Hotham i ...

Mark Latham Mark William Latham (; born 28 February 1961) is an Australian politician and media commentator who is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He previously served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the ...

and

Kim Beazley Kim Christian Beazley (born 14 December 1948) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. Since 2022 he has served as chairman of the Australian War Memorial. Previously, he was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the ...

, as well as a minister under

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and

Julia Gillard Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the ...

. In 2018, Macklin announced her retirement from politics. Kate Thwaites replaced Macklin as Labor's candidate for the area and subsequently won the seat in the 2019 Australian federal election.

Members

Election results

Opinion polling

2022–2025

References

External links

Division of Jagajaga – Australian Electoral Commission
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jagajaga, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Electoral divisions of Australia in Victoria Constituencies established in 1984 1984 establishments in Australia City of Banyule Shire of Nillumbik Electoral districts and divisions of Greater Melbourne