North Melbourne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859[2] to 1927.
| North Melbourne Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1859 |
| Abolished | 1927 |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral District of North Melbourne was defined as being bound by Victoria Street/Parade on the south, 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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.