| Creswick Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1859 |
| Abolished | 1904 |
| Demographic | Rural |
Creswick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the colony, and later Australian state of Victoria centred on the town of Creswick from 1859 to 1904. [1]
It was defined in the 1858 Electoral Act, its area being bound by Greens Gully, Loddon River, Great Dividing Range, Coliban River, Middleton Creek, and Limestone Creek. [2]
Two members initially, three members from 1877, [3] then one from 1889 [4] in the electoral redistribution where 41 new seats were created. [5]
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Frazer | Oct. 1859 – Dec. 1870 | John Smith | Oct. 1859 – July 1861 | ||
| Robert MacDonald | Aug. 1861 – Aug. 1864 | ||||
| James Wheeler | Nov. 1864 – Dec. 1867 | ||||
| William Miller | Mar. 1868 – Jan. 1871 | ||||
| James Stewart | Jan. 1871 – Apr. 1877 | Thomas Phillips [6] | Apr. 1871 – Mar. 1874 | Member 3 | Term |
| Richard Richardson | May 1874 – Feb. 1886 | Henry Sainsbury | May 1877 – Feb. 1880 | ||
| Thomas Cooper | May 1877 – Apr. 1889 | William Anderson | Mar. 1886 – Mar. 1889 | James Wheeler | May 1880 – Mar. 1889 |
| Richard Richardson | Apr. 1889 – Sep. 1894 | ||||
| Walter Grose | Oct. 1894 – May 1904 | ||||
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