Electoral district of Warrnambool

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Warrnambool
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Warrnambool, Victorian Legislative Assembly 1856.tif
Electoral District of Warrnambool, 1856
State Victoria
Dates current1856–1955, 1967–2002
DemographicUrbanised Rural
Coordinates 38°23′S142°29′E / 38.383°S 142.483°E / -38.383; 142.483

The Electoral district of Warrnambool was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

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Between 1955 and 1967 the district was abolished and distributed between the Electoral district of Portland, Electoral district of Hampden and the Electoral district of Polwarth.

The city of Warrnambool was absorbed by the Electoral district of Portland [1]

Members for Warrnambool

First incarnation (1856–1955)
MemberPartyTerm
  George Horne  1856–1861
  Thomas Manifold  1861
  John Wood  1861–1864
  John Dane  1864–1865
  William Plummer  1866–1874
 Sir James McCulloch  1874–1878
  James Francis  1878–1884
  John Murray  1884–1916
  James Deany Nationalist/Economy Party1916–1927
  Henry Bailey Labor 1927–1932
  James Fairbairn United Australia 1932–1933
  Keith McGarvie United Australia 1933–1935
  Henry Bailey Country 1935–1950
  Ronald Mack Liberal 1950–1952
  Malcolm Gladman Labor 1952–1955
Second incarnation (1967–2002)
  Ian Smith Liberal 1967–1983
  Adam Kempton Liberal 1983–1985
  John McGrath National 1985–1999
  John Vogels Liberal 1999–2002

Election results

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References

  1. "Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive".