Electoral district of West Bourke
| West Bourke Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1904 |
| Namesake | Bourke West |
| Demographic | Rural |
West Bourke (sometimes Bourke West) was an
Victoria
from 1856 to 1904.
37°30′S 144°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]
Boundaries
The boundaries of the district included the
Port Phillip Bay and to the mouth of the Werribee River at its source in the Great Dividing Range.[2]
Members for West Bourke
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 |
References
- ^ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Austlii. 17 December 1858. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "The Bacchus Marsh Express". TROVE. 29 August 1903. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 16 June 2021.