Electoral district of Town of Melbourne

For the electorate of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856, see Electoral district of City of Melbourne. For the lower house seat (Victorian Legislative Assembly) from 1856, see Electoral district of Melbourne. For the upper house seat (Victorian Legislative Council) 1882–2006, see Melbourne Province. For the Australian federal electorate, see Division of Melbourne.
Town of Melbourne
New South Wales—Legislative Council

Melbourne, 1855
State New South Wales
Created 1843
Abolished 1851
Namesake Melbourne
Electors 556 (in 1843)[1]
Coordinates 37°49′S 144°58′E / 37.817°S 144.967°E / -37.817; 144.967Coordinates: 37°49′S 144°58′E / 37.817°S 144.967°E / -37.817; 144.967

The Electoral district of Town of Melbourne[2] (later known as Electoral district of City of Melbourne)[3] was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became part of the colony of Victoria (Australia) on 1 July 1851.

History

Settlers of the Port Phillip District had wanted representation in the New South Wales Legislative Council for some time. In 1843 a representative for the Town of Melbourne (and five members for the Electoral district of Port Phillip).[2] were elected; "But the colonists were not satisfied with government from and by Sydney".[4]

In the first election, Henry Condell won the seat with 295 votes, defeating Edward Curr with 261 votes.[1]

On 1 July 1851, the Port Phillip district (which included Melbourne) was separated from New South Wales under provisions of the Australian Colonies Government Act 1850, and became the Colony of Victoria and the Victorian Legislative Council was created.[5]

Members

Town of Melbourne
Member Term
Henry Condell   1 Jun 1843 –   1 Feb 1844[6]
Joseph Robinson   Mar 1844 – 20 Jun 1848[7]
City of Melbourne
Earl Henry Grey   1 Jul   1848 – 31 Oct 1850[8]
William Westgarth   1 Nov 1850 – 20 Jun 1851[9]

References

  1. 1 2 M.M.H.. Thompson. The Seeds of Democracy: Early Elections in Colonial New South Wales. p. 151.
  2. 1 2 "Government of New South Wales, Act No. XVI" (PDF). New South Wales Government. 1843. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Melbourne was declared a city on 25 June 1847. Lewis, Miles (1995). Melbourne: the city's history and development (2nd ed.). Melbourne: City of Melbourne. p. 25. ISBN 0-949624-71-3.
  4. ↑ "Victoria, Australia". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911. pp. 42–43.
  5. ↑ "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. 1851. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mr Henry CONDELL (1797 - 1871)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mr Joseph Phelps ROBINSON (1815 - 1848)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "The Hon. Henry (Earl Grey) GREY". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mr William WESTGARTH (1815 - 1889)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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