Portland Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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![]() Electoral District of Portland, 1855 | |
State | Victoria |
Dates current | 1856–1904, 1945–2002 |
Area | 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Urbanised Rural |
The electoral district of Portland was an electoral district[1] of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.
It was based on the town of Portland, Victoria.[2][3]
38°20′S 141°36′E / 38.333°S 141.600°E
Members for Portland
[edit]First incarnation (1856–1904), Two members (1856–1859) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Hugh Childers | None | 1856–1857 | Daniel Hughes | None | 1856–1859 | ||
John Findlay | None | 1857–1859 | |||||
Norman McLeod | None | 1859–1860 | |||||
William Haines | None | 1860–1864 | |||||
John MacPherson | None | 1864–1865 | |||||
Butler Aspinall | None | 1866–1867 | |||||
James Butters | None | 1868–1871 | |||||
Howard Spensley | None | 1871–1873 | |||||
Thomas Must | None | 1873–1877 | |||||
Thomas Cope | None | 1877–1880 | |||||
Henry Wrixon | None | 1880–1894 | |||||
Donald Norman McLeod | None | 1894–1900 | |||||
Ewen Cameron | Conservative | 1900–1904 |
Second incarnation (1945–2002) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Robert Holt | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
Harry Hedditch | Country | 1947–1949 | |
Liberal and Country | 1949–1950 | ||
Robert Holt | ALP | 1950–1955 | |
George Gibbs | Liberal | 1955–1967 | |
Independent | 1967 | ||
Don McKellar | Liberal | 1967–1970 | |
Bill Lewis | Labor | 1970–1973 | |
Don McKellar | Liberal | 1973–1985 | |
Digby Crozier | Liberal | 1985–1988 | |
Denis Napthine | Liberal | 1988–2002 |
Napthine went on to represent the Electoral district of South-West Coast which was created in 2002.[1]
Election results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Electoral district of Portland" (map). Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2013.