Carlton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria located in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton from 1877[1] to 1958.[2]
| Carlton Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1877 |
| Abolished | 1958 |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°47′30″S 144°58′0″E / 37.79167°S 144.96667°E |
The district was defined as:
Commencing at a point in the centre of Nicholson street in line with the centre of Faraday street ; thence west by a line passing through the centre of Faraday street to Madeline street ; thence north by a line passing through the centre of Madeline street and north-westerly westerly and south-westerly by a line passing through the centre of College Crescent to the Sydney road ; thence north by a line passing through the centre of the Sydney road to Park street Brunswick ; thence east by a line passing through the centre of Park street east to Nicholson street ; and thence south by a line passing through the centre of Nicholson street to the commencing point.[1]
Members for Carlton
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Munro | Unaligned | 1877–1880 | |
| John Gardiner | Unaligned | 1880–1892 | |
| Frederick Bromley | Labour | 1892–1908 | |
| Robert Solly | Labor | 1908–1932 | |
| Bill Barry | Labor | 1932–1955 | |
| Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955 | ||
| Denis Lovegrove | Labor | 1955–1958 | |
Election results
editExternal links
edit- Election Notice, Carlton - 1897
- Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) (PDF). Vol. 68. Robert S. Brain. 1891.
References
edit- ^ a b "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 April 2013.