Melbourne West Province Explained

Upper:yes
Melbourne West
State:vic
Created:1904
Abolished:2006
Namesake:West Melbourne, Victoria

Melbourne West Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1904 until 2006.[1]

It was created in June 1904 when Melbourne Province was reduced in size (four members down to two), North Yarra Province and South Yarra Province were abolished. The new Melbourne West Province, Melbourne North Province, Melbourne South Province and Melbourne East Province were then created.[1] Its area was defined by the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 as:

Melbourne West Province was abolished at the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

Members for Melbourne West Province

Member 1PartyYearMember 2Party
 John AikmanNon-Labor1904 William EdgarNon-Labor
1907
1910
1913 William FieldingLabor
1916 Arthur DisneyLabor
 Daniel McNamaraLabor1916
 John AikmanNon-Labor
 Nationalist1917
1919
 Robert WilliamsLabor1922
1925
1928
1931
 Independent1932
1934
1937
 Pat KennellyLabor1938
1940
1943
1943 Les ColemanLabor
1946
1949
 Bert BaileyLabor1952
 Labor (A-C)1955 Labor (A-C)
1955 Buckley MachinLabor
 Archie ToddLabor1958
1961
1963 Alexander KnightLabor
1964
1967
 Bunna WalshLabor1970
 Bon ThomasLabor1970
1973
1976
1979 Joan CoxsedgeLabor
 Joan KirnerLabor1982
1985
 Licia KokocinskiLabor1988
1992 Jean McLeanLabor
 Sang NguyenLabor1996
1999 Kaye DarvenizaLabor
2002

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Melbourne West Province.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members). State Government of Victoria. 13 May 2013.