Electoral district of Maldon explained

Maldon
State:vic
Created:1859
Abolished:1904
Namesake:Maldon, Victoria
Class:Rural

The Electoral district of Maldon was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]

Maldon was created in the expansion of the Assembly in 1859 by the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858.[2] Its area was defined by the Act:

also known as Bet Bet Creek.[3]

It was abolished by the post-Federation Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903[4] which took effect in 1904.

Members of Maldon

MemberPartyTerm
 George HarkerUnaligned1859–1860
 James MartleyUnaligned1860–1861
 John RamsayUnaligned1861–1867
 William WilliamsUnaligned1867–1874
 James ServiceUnaligned1874–1881
 Sir John McIntyreUnaligned1881–1902
 William WallaceMinisterialist1902–1904

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . Parliament of Victoria . 29 December 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. . 1858 . 29 December 2013.
  3. Web site: The Legislative Council Act 1881 . Australasian Legal Information Institute . 18 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903 . 28 December 2013.

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