Electoral district of Albany (Legislative Council)

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Albany
Western Australia—Legislative Council
State Western Australia
Dates current 1870–1890
Namesake Albany

Albany was an electoral district of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1870 to 1890, during the period when the Legislative Council was the sole chamber of the Parliament of Western Australia.

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Albany was one of the original ten Legislative Council districts created by the Legislative Council Act 1870 (33 Vict, No. 13). The district's boundary ran north-east from Point D'Entrecasteaux to the junction of the Balgarup and Arthur Rivers, and then due east from the same junction to the coast. It was bordered by the district of Wellington to the north and the district of Vasse to the north-west. [1] The largest town within the district was its namesake, Albany, and there were few other gazetted settlements during the district's existence.

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Four men represented Albany in the Legislative Council between 1870 and 1890, with Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell serving the longest (from 1874 to 1889). All but one of Albany's MLCs – John McKail – went on to serve in the Legislative Assembly following the advent of responsible government in 1890. [2]

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John McKail was an early settler of Western Australia. He was among the first arrivals in the Swan River Colony in 1829, but in 1835 was banished to Albany after trouble with the law. In Albany, he set up as a merchant and subsequently developed interests in a number of fields. He owned hotels, invested in whaling, and exported sandalwood to Asia. McKail served in the Legislative Council from 1870 to 1871, as one of the council's first elected members.

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Members

MemberPartyTerm
  John McKail None 1870–1871
  Albert Hassell None 1871–1874
  Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell None 1874–1889
  Lancel de Hamel None 1889–1890

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References

  1. ↑ Legislative Council (33 Vict. No. 13), Western Australian Numbered Acts, AustLII. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ↑ The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ., p. 370.

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