Wangaratta Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1904 |
Abolished | 1927 |
Namesake | Town of Wangaratta |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Wangaratta was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. [1] It was created in the redistribution of 1904, [2] the Electoral district of Wangaratta and Rutherglen being abolished. [2]
The district of Wangaratta was defined in the Electoral District Boundaries Act 1903, [3] parts of the boundary included: "the junction of the Indigo Creek with the Murray River ... north boundary of the parish of Chiltern ... the Ovens River; thence south easterly by that river to the west boundary of the parish of Whorouly; ... the south boundaries of the parishes of Whorouly and Myrtleford to the Buffalo River; thence southerly by that river to Mount Howitt; thence north-westerly by a direct line to a point on the west branch of the King River ... the boundary of the township of Glenrowen [ sic ]..." [2]
Wangaratta was abolished in the redistribution of 1927, a new Electoral district of Wangaratta and Ovens was created at that time. John Bowser represented Wangaratta and Ovens from July 1927, [1] retiring from parliament in 1929. [4]
John Bowser was member for Wangaratta and Rutherglen until the 1904 election.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Sir John Bowser | Unaligned | 1904–1916 | |
Nationalist | 1916–1921 | ||
Country | 1921–1927 | ||