Electoral district of Alberton explained

Alberton
State:vic
Created:1856
Abolished:1859
Class:Rural

The Electoral district of Alberton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian colony of Victoria,[1] located in the south-east of the then-colony.

Its area was defined as: "Commencing at the Mouth of Worrigall Creek on the Ninety Mile Beach Bounded on the North by a Line West Seventeen Miles to the Eastern Branch of the River Tarra; thence on the South-west by a Line in a South-westerly Direction to the Mouth of the Little River in Corner Inlet; and on the South and South-east by the Sea coast (including Snake Island) to the commencing Point".[2]

Alberton was abolished in 1859, its area became part of the new electoral district of South Gipps Land.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 9 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Victoria Constitution Act 1855 . 9 June 2013.
  3. Web site: An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof. . 1858 . 9 June 2013.