| West Bourke Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1904 |
| Namesake | Bourke West |
| Demographic | Rural |
West Bourke (sometimes Bourke West) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1904. 37°30′S144°35′E / 37.500°S 144.583°E
The district of West Bourke was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856. [1]
The boundaries of the district included the Great Dividing Range from the source of the Werribee River to the north-eastern branch of the Saltwater River near Big Hill, then from the Saltwater River to the south-western corner of the parish of Bulla Bulla. The eastern boundary included the source of the Moonee Ponds to Flemington Bridge, then south to the Yarra River, Port Phillip Bay and to the mouth of the Werribee River at its source in the Great Dividing Range. [2]
Two members initially, three from the expansion of 1859. [3] Fewer members after the redistributions of 1877 and 1889.
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Phelan | Nov 1856 – Jan 1860 | Robert McDougall | Nov 1856 – Aug 1857 | ||
| Joseph Wilkie | Aug 1857 – Aug 1859 | Member 3 | Term | ||
| John Carre Riddell | Feb 1860 – April 1877 | Henry Amsinck | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | Mark Last King | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 |
| John Smith | Aug 1861 – Jan 1879 | Charles MacMahon | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 | ||
| Mark Last King | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | ||||
| John Madden | May 1874 – Oct 1875 | ||||
| Donald Cameron | May 1877 – Feb 1880 | ||||
| Mark Last King | Nov. 1875 – April 1877 | ||||
| Samuel Staughton Sr. | May 1880 – Jun 1880 [4] | Alfred Deakin | Jul 1879 – Aug 1879 | ||
| Robert Harper | Aug 1879 – Jun 1880 | ||||
| Bryan O'Loghlen | July 1880 – Feb 1883 | Alfred Deakin | Jul 1880 – Mar 1889 | ||
| Samuel Staughton Sr. | Feb 1883 – Aug 1901 | ||||
| Samuel Staughton Jr. | Sep 1901 – May 1903 | ||||
| Andrew Robert Robertson | Jun 1903 – May 1904 | ||||
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