La Trobe Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() Division of La Trobe (green) in Victoria | |
Created | 1949 |
MP | Jason Wood |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Charles La Trobe |
Electors | 97,956 (2010) |
Area | 558 km2 (215.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of La Trobe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It covers the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At first it was closer to the city, but boundaries have since been changed. It originally included the suburbs of Croydon, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully and Ringwood. It now includes Boronia, Belgrave, Ferntree Gully, Berwick, Beaconsfield, Officer, Gembrook, Emerald and Cockatoo.[1]
The Division was set up in 1949, and named after Charles La Trobe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria.[1]