Electoral district of East Melbourne
| East Melbourne Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1859 |
| Abolished | 1927 |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
East Melbourne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1927.
It was defined in the 1858 Electoral Act as:
Commencing at that point on the north bank of the River Yarra Yarra intersected by a line passing through the centre of Elizabeth-street; thence north-westerly by a line passing through the centre of Elizabeth-street to Victoria-street; thence east by a line passing through the centre of Victoria-street and Victoria-parade to Gisborne-street; thence southward by the eastern side of Gisborne-street and a line bearing south to the River Yarra Yarra; and thence westerly by the north bank of the River Yarra Yarra to the commencing point.
Initially the district was created with two members, this was reduced to one member from the Assembly elections of 1904.
Members for East Melbourne
[edit]| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hunter | Oct 1859 – Jun 1861[2] | Sir James McCulloch | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 |
| Sir Graham Berry | Jul 1861[b] | ||
| Ambrose Kyte | Aug 1861 – Dec 1865 | Edward Cohen | Aug 1861 – Dec 1865 |
| Edward Langton | Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 | Nathaniel Levi | Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 |
| Frederick Walsh | Mar 1868 – Mar 1874 | Edward Cohen | Mar 1868 – Apr 1877 |
| George Selth Coppin | May 1874 – Apr 1877 | ||
| Ephraim Zox | May 1877 – Jun 1879 [r] | Alexander Kennedy Smith | May 1877 – Jan 1881 |
| Ephraim Zox | Jul 1879[b] – Oct 1899[d] | Frederick Walsh | Feb 1881[b] – Feb 1883 |
| George Selth Coppin | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 | ||
| Frank Stuart | Apr 1889 – Sep 1894 | ||
| John Anderson | Oct 1894 – Jun 1901 | ||
| Sir Samuel Gillott | Nov 1899 – Dec 1906[r] | John Francis Deegan | Jul 1901[b] – Sep 1902 |
| William Watt | Oct 1902 – May 1904 |
| Single Member District 1904–1927 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Samuel Gillott | Unaligned | 1904–1906 | |
| Henry Weedon | Unaligned | 1906–1911 | |
| Alfred Farthing | Liberal | 1911–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1927 | ||
Election results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 23 September 2013.
- ^ Hunter resigned 19 June 1861. "Parliamentary Intelligence". The Star. Ballarat, Vic. 20 June 1861. p. 2.
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 11 April 2013.