Electoral district of Anglesey explained

Anglesey
State:vic
Lifespan:1856–1859, 1889–1904
Class:Rural

The electoral district of Anglesey was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.

The district of Anglesey was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[1] Its area was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act of 1855 as containing the County of Anglesey and part of the County of Dalhousie, excepting the area included in the electoral districts of Kyneton Boroughs and Kilmore and the Borough of Seymour.[2]

In between Anglesey's abolition in 1864 and re-creation in 1889, the Electoral district of Kilmore and Anglesey existed from 1877 to 1889, Thomas Hunt was member for its entire existence.[3]

Members for Anglesey

District renamed Electoral district of Dalhousie in 1859.[4]

  Second incarnation (1889–1904)  
Thomas Hunt1889–1892
Malcolm McKenzie1892–1903
Thomas Hunt1903–1904

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 . Sweetman, Edward . 1920 . Whitcombe & Tombs Limited . 183 . 30 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Victoria Constitution Act 1855 . 12 June 2013 . 459.
  3. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members). State Government of Victoria. 30 April 2013.
  4. Web site: An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof. . 1858 . 12 June 2013.