Electoral district of Upper Yarra

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Upper Yarra
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
State Victoria
Created1927
Abolished1945
DemographicRural

The Electoral district of Upper Yarra was a Lower House electoral district of the Parliament of the Australian state of Victoria. [1]

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The district included (among others) the Dandenongs, Mulgrave, Baywater and Warburton, [2] but was abolished in 1945.

Members for Upper Yarra

PartyMemberTerm
 Nationalist George Knox 1927 – 1945

After Upper Yarra was abolished, George Knox went on to represent the newly created Electoral district of Scoresby from 1945.

Election results

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References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. "Cr. Knox successful in Upper Yarra contest". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian. 16 April 1927. Retrieved 10 May 2013.