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Division of Jagajaga | Kalgoorlie |
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Location: Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency Division named for: Name of three Indigenous elders who allegedly signed a so-called treaty with John Batman in 1835. Median weekly family income: $1,176 (25th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 12.0% (64th highest) Persons in professional occupations: 33.8% (25th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 13.0% (77th highest) Couple families with dependent children: 41.7% (35th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 29.5% (47th highest) Sitting member: Hon Jenny Macklin (Labor), 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Born: 29 December 1953, Brisbane. Career: Researcher Australian National University and Parliamentary Library, research coordinator Labor Resource Centre, adviser to Hon David White MLC, director National Health Strategy 1990-93, director Australian Urban and Regional Development Review 1993-95. Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry since 1996. Shadow Minister for the Aged, Family and Community Services 1996-97, Shadow Minister for Social Security, the Aged and Family Services 1997, Shadow Minister for Social Security and the Aged and Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition on the Status of Women 1997-98, Shadow Minister for Health 1998-2001, Shadow Minister for Status of Women 1998-2000, Deputy Leader of the Opposition 2001-06, Shadow Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Science 2001-04, Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science and Research 2004-06, Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation 2006-07. Deputy Leader of the Labor Party 2001-06. Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs from 3 December 2007 1996 two-party majority: Labor 02.7 1998 two-party majority: Labor 05.9 2001 two-party majority: Labor 05.6 Effect of 2004 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal 2004 two-party majority: Labor 04.4 2007 two-party majority: Labor 09.0 
2004 enrolment: 93,294 2007 enrolment: 93,765 (+00.5%) Jagajaga was created in 1984, as the western and more working-class half of the old seat of Diamond Valley, one of the most hotly-contested marginal seats of the 1970s. Overall, Jagajaga has a relatively high level of median family income, but this conceals social disparities greater than in most electorates. The seat contains both wealthy areas around Ivanhoe and Eaglemont, and some very low-income and deprived areas in Heidelberg. For an urban Labor-held seat, it has a fairly low proportion of people in non English speaking countries and a high proportion of people in professional occupations. Jagajaga has always been a Labor seat, although the Liberals came close to winning it in 1990. Members for Jagajaga have been Peter Staples (who had previously been member for Diamond Valley) 1984-96, and Jenny Macklin since 1996. Macklin, a leading figure in the Socialist Left faction, was on the Opposition front bench from her election in 1996, and after the 2001 election was elected Deputy Leader. When Simon Crean resigned in 2003, she retained this position under Mark Latham, and again under Kim Beazley in 2005-06. When Beazley was toppled by Kevin Rudd in 2006, she ceded the deputy leadership to Julia Gillard. Her reward for going quietly was the senior Cabinet portfolio of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. In 2007 she gained a 4.6% swing. Labor polled 79% of the two-party vote at Heidelberg North, and also topped 70% at Haig, Heidelberg West and Ivanhoe West. The Liberals polled 58% at Lower Plenty and 51% at Eaglemont and Ivanhoe East. | | 
Two-party vote by booth, 2007
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