Electoral district of North Melbourne
| North Melbourne Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1859 |
| Abolished | 1927 |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
North Melbourne was an
Victoria from 1859[2]
to 1927.
The Electoral District of North Melbourne was defined as being bound by
Nicholson Street on the east, the southern boundary of portion 90, parish of Jika Jika on the north and a line south from Mains Bridge (now Flemington Bridge)[3] to the Victoria Street alignment by the 1858 Electoral Districts Act.[2] This included the suburbs of Carlton, Parkville and North Melbourne
.
The district was abolished, along with several others, when the Electoral Districts Act 1926[4] was implemented in 1927.
Members
Two members initially,[2] one from the redistribution of 1889 when Port Melbourne and other districts were created.[1]
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sinclair | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | George Elliott Barton | Oct 1859 – Jul? 1861 |
| Patrick Costello | Aug 1861 – Nov 1861[x] | John Davies | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
| John Sinclair | Nov 1861[5]– Aug 1864 | ||
| John Goulson Burtt | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | William Robinson | Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 |
| John Harbison | Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 | ||
| James Munro | May 1874 – Apr 1877 | John Curtain | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| John Laurens | May 1877 – Mar 1889 | Joseph Storey | May 1877 – Mar 1881 |
| James Munro | Apr 1881[b] – Feb 1883 | ||
| James Rose | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 |
| Single Member District 1889–1927 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Laurens | Unaligned | 1889–1892 | |
| David Wyllie | Unaligned | 1892–1893 | |
| Sylvanus Reynolds[b] | Unaligned | 1893–1894 | |
| George Prendergast | Labour
|
1894–1897 | |
| William Watt | Unaligned | 1897–1900 | |
| George Prendergast | Labor
|
1900–1927 | |
- b = by-election
- x = expelled
Prendergast went on to represent the Electoral district of Footscray, which was re-created in 1927.[1]
Election results
References
- ^ a b c "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Moonee Valley Thematic Environmental History, p.50". Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Electoral Districts Act 1926". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 27 November 1861.