Electoral district of Geelong West

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Geelong West
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Geelong West, Victoria - 1859.png
Location in Victoria, 1859
State Victoria
Dates current1859–1877, 1955–1985
DemographicMetropolitan

Geelong West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly [1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1985. It was located west of the city of Geelong, defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:

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Bounded on the north and north-west by a line drawn at a distance of 2 miles from the north-western angle of the town reserve of Geelong, as a centre from the western shore of Corio Bay, near Cowie's Creek, to a road leading to the River Barwon; on the west by that road; on the south-west and south by the River Barwon; and on the east by the western boundary of the town reserve of Geelong and the shores of Corio Bay, including the reserve at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool

[2]

Geelong West (along with Electoral district of Geelong East) was created when the four-member Electoral district of Geelong was abolished in 1859. Geelong West and Geelong East were abolished in 1877, replaced by a re-created 3-member district of Geelong. Geelong West was re-created in 1955. [1]

Members

First incarnation (1859–1877, 2 members)
Member 1TermMember 2Term
John Henry Brooke 1859 – 1864 James Harrison 1859   1860
Nicholas Foott 1860 [b] – 1868 [d]
George Brown 1864 – 1865
Richard Heath1866 – 1867
James Gattie Carr 1868 – 1870 Graham Berry 1868 [b] – 1877
Robert de Bruce Johnstone 1870 [b] – 1877
[d] Foott died 24 September 1868, replaced by Graham Berry in October 1868. [3]
Johnstone and Berry went on to represent the re-created Geelong from 1877. [1]
Second incarnation (1955–1967)
MemberPartyTerm
  Colin MacDonald Labor 1955–1958
  Max Gillett Liberal and Country 1958–1964
  Neil Trezise Labor 1964–1967
Third incarnation (1976–1985)
MemberPartyTerm
  Hayden Birrell Liberal 1976–1982
  Hayden Shell Labor 1982–1985

Election results

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. "Geelong West Election". The Ballarat Star. 17 October 1868. p. 2.

Coordinates: 38°08′30″S144°19′40″E / 38.14167°S 144.32778°E / -38.14167; 144.32778