Dundas (called Dundas and Follett 1856–59)[1] was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1976. It covered a region of western Victoria and consisted of the counties of Dundas and Follett.[2]
| Dundas Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Dundas. c.1860 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Namesake | Dundas and Follett |
| Demographic | Rural |
The district of Dundas and Follett was one of the initial districts created in the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[3] It was renamed Dundas from 1859 as a result of the Electoral Act (of December 1858) although it covered the same area as Dundas and Follett previously.[4]
Later its borders were re-arranged somewhat and included the sub-divisions of Harrow, Casterton, Hamilton, Branxholme, Penshurst and Mortlake.[5]
Members
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Griffith | 1856–1858 | ||
| William Mollison | 1858–1864 | ||
| George Fairbairn | 1864–1865 | ||
| John Alexander MacPherson | 1866–1878 | ||
| John Serjeant | 1878–1880 | ||
| Charles Myles Officer | 1880–1892 | ||
| Samuel Samuel | 1892–1892 | ||
| John Thomson | 1892–1900 | ||
| Arthur Robinson | 1900–1902 | ||
| John Thomson | Anti-Socialist | 1902–1909 | |
| Liberal | 1909–1914 | ||
| William Kennedy Smith | Liberal | 1914–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1917 | ||
| Bill Slater | Labor | 1917–1932 | |
| Athol Cooper | United Australia | 1932–1932 | |
| Bill Slater | Labor | 1932–1947 | |
| William McDonald | Liberal | 1947–1952 | |
| Bob McClure | Labor | 1952–1955 | |
| (Sir) William McDonald | Liberal | 1955–1970 | |
| Edward Lewis | Labor | 1970–1973 | |
| Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | 1973–1976 | |
Election results
editReferences
edit- ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Electoral Districts of South Grant, North Grant, North Grenville, Ripon, Hampden, South Grenville and Polworth, Villiers and Heytesbury, Normanby, Dundas and Follett" (map). 1856. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "1956 Map Showing State Electoral Districts of Dundas and Portland". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2013.