| Geelong East | |
| State: | vic |
| Lifespan: | 1859–1877, 1976–1985 |
| Class: | Urban |
Geelong East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1985. It was located south of the city of Geelong, defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:
Geelong East (along with Electoral district of Geelong West) was created when the four-member Electoral district of Geelong was abolished in 1859. Geelong West and Geelong East were abolished in 1877, replaced by a re-created 3-member district of Geelong.[1]
After the Electoral district of Bellarine was abolished in 1976, Geelong East was re-created. In 1985, population increases caused another redrawing of electoral boundaries; Geelong East was abolished and Bellarine re-created that year. Graham Ernst, last member for Geelong East, represented Bellarine 1985–1992.[2]
| First incarnation (1859–1877, 2 members) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| James Cowie | 1859 – 1860 | Alexander Thomson | 1859 – 1861 |
| Augustus Greeves | 1860 – 1861 | ||
| Butler Cole Aspinall | 1861 – 1864 | John Richardson | 1861 – 1876 |
| George Cunningham | 1864 – 1867 | ||
| Charles Kernot | 1868 – 1871 | ||
| John Masters Garratt | 1871 – 1877 | Charles Kernot | 1876 – 1877 |
Kernot went on to represent the re-created Geelong from 1877.[1]
| Second incarnation (1976–1985) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Phil Gude | Liberal | 1976–1979 | ||
| Graham Ernst | Labor | 1979–1985 | ||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Geelong East.