Electoral district of Gippsland explained

Gippsland
State:vic
Created:1856
Abolished:1859
Namesake:Gipps' Land
Class:Rural

Gippsland (or Gipps' Land) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1859. From 1859, two new districts were created: South Gippsland and North Gippsland.[1]

The district of Gippsland was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[2]

Its area was defined as: "Bounded on the South and East by the Sea ; on the North by a Line bearing West from Cape Howe to the Source of the nearest Tributary of the Murray, and by the Alps; and on the West by the Alps and the Counties of Evelyn and Mornington, excepting the Country comprised in the Electoral District of Alberton".[3]

Members for Gippsland

MemberTerm
John KingNov 1856     – Sep 1857
John Johnson [Knud Olai Boe]Nov 1857 – Aug 1859

= by-election

= resigned

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members). State Government of Victoria. 10 April 2013.
  2. Book: Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 . Sweetman, Edward . 1920 . Whitcombe & Tombs Limited . 183 . 12 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Victoria Constitution Act 1855 . 28 May 2013.