Electoral district of Ballarat North

Ballarat North Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State	Victoria
Created	1955
Abolished	1992
Namesake	Ballarat
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	37°32′30″S143°51′45″E / 37.54167°S 143.86250°E / -37.54167; 143.86250

Ballarat North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It was created in the redistribution preceding the 1955 election, covering the northern suburbs and the rural areas north of Ballarat.

Its mostly a safe seat for the Liberal Party, although Labor candidate and future Premier Steve Bracks came close to winning it in the 1988 election. ^[1]

It was abolished in the redistribution preceding the 1992 election, mostly being replaced by the new district of Ballarat West. ^[2]

Members for Ballarat North

Member		Party	Term
	Russell White	Country	1955–1960
	Tom Evans	Liberal and Country	1960–1965
		Liberal	1965–1988
	Steve Elder	Liberal	1988–1992

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ballarat North

References

1. Cleary, Colin (2007). Ballarat Labor. Epsom, Victoria: Colin Cleary. ISBN   978-0-646-47526-4.
2. Victorian Election 1992 Archived 11 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine

• "Find a Member". State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 17 August 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.