Jika Jika Province was an electorate of the
Victorian Legislative Council
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in
Victoria, Australia
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.
[
] It existed as a two-member electorate from 1985 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a safe seat for the
Labor Party throughout its existence. It was abolished from the
2006 state election in the wake of the
Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
It was located in the northern suburbs of
Melbourne
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. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 108 km
2 and included the suburbs of
Bundoora,
Fairfield,
Greensborough,
Mill Park,
Northcote,
Preston,
Reservoir
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,
South Morang
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and
Thornbury.
Members for Jika Jika Province
Election results
References
Former electoral provinces of Victoria (state)
1985 establishments in Australia
2006 disestablishments in Australia
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