Electoral district of East Melbourne

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East Melbourne
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of East Melbourne 1859.png
Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
State Victoria
Created1859
Abolished1927
DemographicMetropolitan

East Melbourne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1927.

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It was defined in the 1858 Electoral Act as:

Commencing at that point on the north bank of the River Yarra Yarra intersected by a line passing through the centre of Elizabeth-street; thence north-westerly by a line passing through the centre of Elizabeth-street to Victoria-street; thence east by a line passing through the centre of Victoria-street and Victoria-parade to Gisborne-street; thence southward by the eastern side of Gisborne-street and a line bearing south to the River Yarra Yarra; and thence westerly by the north bank of the River Yarra Yarra to the commencing point.

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Initially the district was created with two members, this was reduced to one member from the Assembly elections of 1904.

Members for East Melbourne

Member 1TermMember 2Term
Alexander Hunter Oct 1859 – Jun 1861 [2] Sir James McCulloch Oct 1859 – Jul 1861
Sir Graham Berry Jul 1861 [b]
Ambrose Kyte Aug 1861 – Dec 1865 Edward Cohen Aug 1861 – Dec 1865
Edward Langton Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 Nathaniel Levi Feb 1866 – Dec 1867
Frederick Walsh Mar 1868 – Mar 1874Edward CohenMar 1868 – Apr 1877
George Selth Coppin May 1874 – Apr 1877
Ephraim Zox May 1877 – Jun 1879 [r] Alexander Kennedy Smith May 1877 – Jan 1881
Ephraim ZoxJul 1879 [b] – Oct 1899 [d] Frederick WalshFeb 1881 [b] – Feb 1883
George Selth CoppinFeb 1883 – Mar 1889
Frank Stuart Apr 1889 – Sep 1894
John AndersonOct 1894 – Jun 1901
Sir Samuel Gillott Nov 1899 – Dec 1906 [r] John Francis Deegan Jul 1901 [b] – Sep 1902
William Watt Oct 1902 – May 1904
Single Member District 1904–1927
MemberPartyTerm
  Samuel Gillott Unaligned1904–1906
  Henry Weedon Unaligned1906–1911
  Alfred Farthing Liberal 1911–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1927
[b] = by-election
[r] = resigned

Election results

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References

  1. "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. Hunter resigned 19 June 1861. "Parliamentary Intelligence". The Star. Ballarat, Vic. 20 June 1861. p. 2.

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