Electoral district of Castlemaine explained

Castlemaine
State:vic
Created:1859
Abolished:1904
Class:Urbanised Rural

Castlemaine was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1904. It included the towns of Castlemaine, Muckleford and Harcourt.[2]

It was preceded by the Electoral district of Castlemaine Boroughs, which existed from 1856 to 1859 and was one of the original districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

In 1904 the district of Castlemaine was abolished, and a new electorate, the Electoral district of Castlemaine and Maldon, was created. One of the last members of Castlemaine, Harry Lawson, represented Castlemaine and Maldon from 1904 to 1927.

Members for Castlemaine

Three members were initially elected.[2] [3] Two members from May 1877.[1] [4] [5]

Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3Term
Butler Cole AspinallOct 1859    – Sep 1860 [6] John MacadamOct 1859   –  May 1861 Vincent PykeOct 1859 – Jun 1862
James Chapman[7] Nov 1860 – Oct 1861Alexander John SmithMay 1861 – July 1861George Allen SmythNov 1862 – Aug 1864
Alexander John SmithNov 1861 – Aug 1864 John MacadamAug 1861  –  Aug 1864
William ZealNov 1864   – Dec 1865Thomas CarpenterNov 1864   – Dec 1865 Samuel BindonNov 1864 – Oct 1868
William BaillieFeb 1866   – Nov 1870 James FarrellFeb 1866 – May? 1878Richard KittoFeb 1869 – Jan 1871
James PattersonDec 1870 – Oct 1895 William ZealApr 1871   – Mar 1874
Robert WalkerMay 1874  – Apr 1877
Charles PearsonJuly 1878 – Feb 1883  
James ServiceFeb 1883   – Feb 1886
Mar 1886   – Sep 1894
James McCayNov 1895 – Dec 1899 Edward WilliamsOct 1894   – May 1904
Harry Lawson[8] [9] Dec 1899 – May 1904

= by-election

= disqualified

= resigned

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 23 April 2013.
  2. Web site: An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof. . 30 Jun 2013 . 1858 .
  3. Web site: The Elections . 29 August 1859 . The Argus . 23 April 2013.
  4. Web site: The Elections in Victoria. . The Sydney Morning Herald . 24 April 2013 . 12 May 1877.
  5. Web site: The General Election . Gippsland Times . 23 April 2013 . 29 March 1889.
  6. News: Castlemaine . Bendigo Advertiser . 26 September 1860.
  7. Web site: The Late Elections . 12 Oct 1860 . Bendigo Advertiser . 23 April 2013.
  8. Web site: Ministerial Elections . The Argus . 20 December 1899.
  9. Web site: Castlemaine. Mr McCay Defeated . The Argus . 21 December 1899.