Electoral district of Avoca
Colonial electoral district of Victoria
Australian electorate
37°05′S 143°28′E / 37.083°S 143.467°E / -37.083; 143.467 Avoca was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1889. It was based in northern Victoria. It was defined by the 1858 Electoral Act as: [a] thence by McNeil's Creek to the Main Dividing Range; and thence westerly by the Main Dividing Range to the commencing point aforesaid, including the parish of Tarnagulla.[2]
- [a] McNeil's Creek now known as Bet Bet Creek.[3]
In April 1889, a new district, Talbot and Avoca, was created.[4]
Members
2 members[5] | |||||
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Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term | ||
George Samuel Evans | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | James Macpherson Grant | Oct 1859 – Jul 1870 | ||
Benjamin George Davies | Aug 1861 – Feb 1880 | ||||
Peter Finn | Oct 1870# – Jan 1871 | ||||
James Macpherson Grant | Apr 1871 – Apr 1885 | ||||
Thomas Langdon | May 1880 – Mar 1889 | George Enright Bourchier | Jun 1885# – Mar 1889 |
# = by-election
References
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "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 10 March 2014.
- ^ "'VIC-1861-census_01 page xxxv". Historical Census and Colonial Data Archive. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "The New Victorian Legislative Assembly". Western Mail. Trove. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "The Victorian Parliament". South Australian Register. Trove. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
External links
- Electoral district of Avoca Map at State Library of Victoria
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