Electoral district of Gippsland West
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Gippsland West Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Dates current | 1889–1976, 1985–2002 |
Demographic | Rural |
The electoral district of Gippsland West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.[1] It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888[2][3] along with Gippsland Central and Gippsland East. Gippsland North and Gippsland South were resized at the same time. The electorate was dissolved in 2002.
The principal towns of Gippsland West included Pakenham, Drouin, Warragul and Trafalgar.
Members for Gippsland West
First incarnation (1889–1976) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Arthur Groom | None | 1889–1892 | |
George Turner | None | 1892–1900 | |
Arthur Nichols | Ministerialist/Independent | 1900–1902 | |
John Mackey | Ministerialist | 1902–1909 | |
Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1924 | ||
Arthur Walter | Country | 1924–1929 | |
Matthew Bennett | Country | 1929–1950 | |
Leslie Cochrane | Country | 1950–1970 | |
Rob Maclellan | Liberal | 1970–1976 | |
Second incarnation (1985–2002) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Alan Brown | Liberal | 1985–1996 | |
Susan Davies | Independent | 1997–2002 |
Election results
References
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "The Gippsland Times". Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1888. p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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- Former electoral districts of Victoria (state)
- 1889 establishments in Australia
- 1976 disestablishments in Australia
- 1985 establishments in Australia
- 2002 disestablishments in Australia
- Gippsland (region)