Electoral district of Wimmera
| Wimmera Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria, 1856–1859 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1856–1889, 1992–2002 |
| Namesake | The Wimmera |
| Demographic | Rural |
The electoral district of Wimmera was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.
36°00′S 142°00′E / 36.000°S 142.000°E
It was defined initially as "Bounded on the West by the Boundary Line of Victoria and South Australia; on the North by the River Murray; on the East by a Line to Lake Bael Bael, thence by the River Avoca to its Source; and on the South by the Boundaries of the Counties of Follett, Dundas and Ripon".[1]
In the Electoral Act of 1858 (which took effect in 1859), Wimmera was reduced in size and to one member; the Electoral district of Crowlands was created which incorporated part of the previous Wimmera district.[2]
In the Electoral Act of 1877 established the seat as a two-member constituency, reabsorbing Crowlands.[3]
In the redistribution of 1889, Wimmera was abolished and new districts including Horsham, Lowan and Donald & Swan Hill were created.
Members for Wimmera
[edit]Two members initially,[1] one member 1859[2]–1877, two members 1877–1889.
| First incarnation (1856–1877) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term | ||
| William Hammill | None | 1856–1857 | James McCulloch | None | 1856–1859 | ||
| John Quarterman | None | 1857–1859 | |||||
| Robert Firebrace | None | 1859–1861 | |||||
| Samuel Wilson | None | 1861–1864 | |||||
| James MacBain | None | 1864–1880 | |||||
| Robert Clark | None | 1877–1880 | |||||
| Walter Madden | None | 1880–1889 | William O'Callaghan | None | 1880–1883 | ||
| Richard Baker | None | 1883–1889 | |||||
- Madden went on to represent the new Electoral district of Horsham from 1889.
- Baker went on to represent the new Electoral district of Lowan from 1889.
| Second incarnation (1992–2002) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Bill McGrath | National | 1992–1999 | |
| Hugh Delahunty | National | 1999–2002 | |
Election results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ a b "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "THE NEW ELECTORAL ACT". The Argus. 9 May 1877. p. 6.