Melbourne East Province

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Melbourne East
VictoriaLegislative Council
State Victoria
Created1904
Abolished1940

Melbourne East Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. [1]

It was created in June 1904 when Melbourne Province was reduced in size (four members down to two), North Yarra Province and South Yarra Province were abolished. The new Melbourne East Province, Melbourne North Province, Melbourne South Province and Melbourne West Province were then created. [1]

Melbourne East was defined by the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 (taking effect from the 1904 elections) as consisting of the following divisions: Barkly, Central Fitzroy, Central Richmond, Collingwood East, Darling, North Richmond, South Fitzroy and South Richmond. [2]

Melbourne East was abolished soon after the new Doutta Galla, Higinbotham and Monash Provinces were created in 1937. [1]

Members for Melbourne East Province

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Parliament. The bicameral system of government commenced in November 1856. [3]

Member 1PartyYearMember 2Party
  William Pitt Labor 1904   Adam McLellan Labor
1907
  John Percy Jones Labor 1910
1913
1916
1917   Daniel McNamara Labor
1919
1922
1925
1928
1931
  UAP 1932
  William Beckett Labor 1934
 
[r] = Resigned
Pitt transferred from North Yarra Province in 1904.
McNamara transferred to Melbourne Province in June 1937. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p.  182 . Retrieved 18 November 2012.

Coordinates: 37°49′S145°0′E / 37.817°S 145.000°E / -37.817; 145.000