Jika Jika Province

Jika Jika Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council in Victoria, Australia.[1] 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.

Jika Jika
VictoriaLegislative Council
StateVictoria
Created1985
Abolished2006
Area108 km2 (41.7 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates37°43′S 145°00′E

It was located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. In 2002, when it was last contested, it covered an area of 108 km2 and included the suburbs of Bundoora, Fairfield, Greensborough, Mill Park, Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, South Morang and Thornbury.

Members for Jika Jika Province

Member 1 Party Term
George Crawford Labor 1985–1992 Member 2 Party Term
Pat Power Labor 1992–1999 Theo Theophanous Labor 1988–2006
Jenny Mikakos Labor 1999–2006
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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 May 2014.


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