Division Of Isaacs (1949–1969)
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The Division of Isaacs was an Australian Electoral Division in the
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of
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. It was located in the inner southern suburbs of
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. It included the suburbs of St Kilda, Ripponlea and part of Caulfield. The Division was named after Sir Isaac Isaacs, former
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and the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. It was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 21 November 1968 when a separate
Division of Isaacs The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay. It covers the suburbs of Mordialloc, Keysborough (pa ...
was created in outer Melbourne.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Division Of Isaacs (1949-69) 1949 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1949 1969 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1969 Isaacs (1949-69)