Electoral district of Upper Goulburn

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Upper Goulburn
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
State Victoria
Created1904
Abolished1945
DemographicRural
Coordinates 37°10′S145°20′E / 37.167°S 145.333°E / -37.167; 145.333 Coordinates: 37°10′S145°20′E / 37.167°S 145.333°E / -37.167; 145.333

Upper Goulburn was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly [1] in the Australian state of Victoria, from 1904 to 1945. It was based in northern Victoria. Upper Goulburn was created in 1904 after the abolition of the Electoral district of Delatite [2] and the Electoral district of Anglesey. Thomas Hunt was the last member for Anglesey (1903 to 1904) and first for Upper Goulburn. [1]

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The area of the district of Upper Goulburn was defined in the Victorian Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903, [3] taking effect at the 1904 election.

Members for Upper Goulburn

MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Hunt Unaligned1904–1908
  George Cookson Liberal 1908–1911
  Malcolm McKenzie Liberal 1911–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920
  Edwin Mackrell Country 1920–1945

Election results

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References

  1. 1 2 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. "Upper Goulburn". The Argus. Trove. 30 April 1904. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. "Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2014.