Electoral district of Alberton

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Alberton
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Alberton, Victoria.png
Location in Victoria
State Victoria
Created1856
Abolished1859
DemographicRural

The Electoral district of Alberton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian colony of Victoria, [1] located in the south-east of the then-colony.

Its area was defined as: "Commencing at the Mouth of Worrigall Creek on the Ninety Mile Beach Bounded on the North by a Line West Seventeen Miles to the Eastern Branch of the River Tarra; thence on the South-west by a Line in a South-westerly Direction to the Mouth of the Little River in Corner Inlet; and on the South and South-east by the Sea coast (including Snake Island) to the commencing Point". [2]

Coordinates: 38°38′S146°38′E / 38.633°S 146.633°E / -38.633; 146.633

Alberton was abolished in 1859, its area became part of the new electoral district of South Gipps Land. [3]

Member

MemberPartyTerm
  James Davis None1856–1859

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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 9 June 2013.