Electoral district of Goulburn Valley

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Goulburn Valley
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
State Victoria
Created1904
Abolished1945
Namesake Goulburn Valley
DemographicRural
Coordinates 36°23′S144°24′E / 36.383°S 144.400°E / -36.383; 144.400 Coordinates: 36°23′S144°24′E / 36.383°S 144.400°E / -36.383; 144.400

The Electoral district of Goulburn Valley was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. [1] The district was replaced by the district of Goulburn in 1945. [1]

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Members for Goulburn Valley

MemberPartyTerm
  George Graham  1904–1914
  John Mitchell Fusion Liberal 1914–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1920
 Sir Murray Bourchier Farmers Union 1920–1922
Country 1922–1936
  John McDonald Country 1936–1945
George Graham represented Numurkah and Nathalia 1889–1904.
John Mitchell was a farmer and builder who was an MLA from the 1914 Victorian State election until the 1920 Victorian State election. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 23 May 2014.