Electoral district of Castlemaine Boroughs

Castlemaine Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1859. It included the towns Castlemaine, Muckleford, Harcourt and Elphinstone,[1] [2] all roughly 110 to 130 km north-west of Melbourne. The boundaries included non-continuous urban areas.

Castlemaine Boroughs
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1856
Abolished1859
NamesakeCastlemaine, Victoria
Coordinates37°4′S 144°13′E / 37.067°S 144.217°E / -37.067; 144.217

The district of Castlemaine Boroughs was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[3] Castlemaine Boroughs was abolished in 1859, the new district of Castlemaine was created that year when the Victorian Electoral Act of 1858 was implemented.[4]

Members for Castlemaine Boroughs

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Member 1 Term Member 2 Term
Alexander Palmer Nov. 1856 – July 1857 Vincent Pyke Nov. 1856 – Feb. 1857
Richard Davies Ireland Aug. 1857 – Aug. 1859 Robert Sitwell Mar. 1857 – Aug. 1859

Vincent Pyke became one of the three members of the new district of Castlemaine in 1859.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Electoral district of Castlemaine Boroughs. WorldCat. OCLC 222281143.
  2. ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ^ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. ^ "The Elections". The Argus. 29 August 1859. Retrieved 24 April 2013.