Stawell Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1877 |
Abolished | 1904 |
Namesake | Town of Stawell |
Demographic | Rural |
Stawell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly [1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1877 to 1904. It centred on the town of Stawell in western Victoria.
For the purpose of electing members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, one of the two houses of the Parliament of the Australian State of Victoria, the State is divided into 88 single-member electoral districts, commonly referred to as "seats" or "electorates". The Legislative Assembly has had 88 electorates since the 1985 election, increased from 81 previously.
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne.
Victoria is a state in south-eastern Australia. Victoria is Australia's smallest mainland state and its second-most populous state overall, making it the most densely populated state overall. Most of its population lives concentrated in the area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, which includes the metropolitan area of its state capital and largest city, Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. Victoria is bordered by Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south, New South Wales to the north, the Tasman Sea to the east, and South Australia to the west.
Member | Term |
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John Woods | May 1877 – Apr 1892 |
John Balfour Burton | May 1892 – Sep 1902 |
Hugh Menzies | Oct 1902 – May 1904 |
After Stawell was abolished in 1904 along with the Electoral district of Ararat, the two districts were combined to create the district of Stawell and Ararat. [1]
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Coordinates: 37°03′S142°46′E / 37.050°S 142.767°E
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