Jika Jika Province
# Jika Jika Province

Jika Jika Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council in Victoria, Australia. 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. 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, South Morang and Thornbury.

## Members for Jika Jika Province

| Member 1 | Party | Year |
| - | - | - |
| George Crawford | Labor | 1985 | Member 2 | Member 2 | Party |
| George Crawford | Labor | 1988 | | Theo Theophanous | Labor |
| Pat Power | Labor | 1992 | | Theo Theophanous | Labor |
| Pat Power | Labor | 1996 | | Theo Theophanous | Labor |
| Jenny Mikakos | Labor | 1999 | | Theo Theophanous | Labor |
| Jenny Mikakos | Labor | 2002 | | Theo Theophanous | Labor |

## Election results

2002 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Theo Theophanous | 78,149 | 59.9 | -5.8 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Flitner | 28,160 | 21.6 | -12.5 |
| | Greens | Alexandra Bhathal | 18,914 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Democrats | Jess Healy | 5,261 | 4.0 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 130,484 | 95.7 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,798 | 4.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,282 | 92.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Theo Theophanous | 98,031 | 75.1 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Flitner | 32,424 | 24.9 | -9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
