The Electoral district of Donald and Swan Hill was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888,[1] taking effect at the 1889 elections. It was abolished by the Victorian Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903.[2]
| Donald and Swan Hill Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1904 |
| Namesake | Towns of Donald & Swan Hill |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 36°50′S 143°15′E / 36.833°S 143.250°E |
At its creation, it was defined as: "Commencing on the western boundary of the colony at the north-west angle of the county of Lowan; thence easterly by the north boundaries of the counties of Lowan and Borung to the three-chain road on the west of allotment 6, parish of Narraport; south, east, and southerly by that road to the east boundary of the parish; by the east boundaries of the parishes of Narraport and Corack, and west by the south boundary of the parish of Corack to Lake Buloke; southerly by the eastern shore of the lake and the Avon River to the north boundary of the parish of Rich Avon East; by the north boundaries of the parishes of Rich Avon East and Swanwater to the west boundary of the parish of Coonooer West; north by that boundary to a road on the south of allotments 44, 45, and 26; easterly by that road to the south-east angle of allotment 26; north to the road on the south of allotment 61; easterly by that road running north of allotments 69 and 70, all in the parish of Coonooer West, and a line to the Avoca River; down that river to the south-west angle of the parish of Quambatook; easterly by the southern boundaries of the parishes of Quambatook and Gredgwin to the southwest angle of the parish of Leaghur; by the west and north boundaries of that parish to the Loddon River; down the Loddon River and the Murray River to the north-west angle of the colony; and south by the west boundary of the colony to the commencing point."
Members of Donald and Swan Hill edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John William Taverner | Unaligned | Apr 1889 – Feb 1904 | |
| James Meldrum | Ministerialist | Mar 1904 – May 1904 | |
- Taverner resigned his seat to take up the position of Agent-General.[3] Meldrum won the March 1904 by-election.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Donald and Swan Hill". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 24 February 1904. p. 7.
- ^ "Friday, March 11, 1904". The Horsham Times. Melbourne, Vic. 11 March 1904. p. 2.
- "Re-Member". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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