Electoral district of Colac explained

Colac
State:	vic
Created:	1856
Abolished:	1859
Namesake:	Colac, Victoria
Class:	Urbanised Rural

The Electoral district of Colac was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, one of the inaugural districts of the first Assembly in 1856.^{[1] [2]}

Its area was defined by the 1855 Act as:

Colac was abolished in 1859, its area became part of the new Electoral district of Polwarth and South Grenville.^[3]

The inaugural election took place on 3 October 1856; after votes for Rutherford and Theodore Hancock,a Melbourne solicitor were tied at 46 each, Rutherford was elected by the casting vote of the returning officer.^[4]

Members for Colac

Member		Party	Term
		Andrew Rutherford	Unaligned	Oct 1856 – Jul   1857
		Theodore Hancock	Unaligned	Jul  1857 – Aug 1859

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 3 January 2014.
2. Web site: Victoria Constitution Act 1855 . 3 January 2014.
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.
4. News: Death of an Old Colac Identity. . . Vic. . 27 July 1894 . 28 September 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia .