Electoral district of Abbotsford explained

Abbotsford
State:	vic
Created:	1904
Abolished:	1927
Namesake:	Abbotsford, Victoria
Class:	Metropolitan
Coordinates:	-37.8097°N 145°W

Electoral district of Abbotsford was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.

Abbotsford was created by the post-Federation Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903^[1] coming into effect in 1904 when 42 districts were abolished (including Jolimont and West Richmond) and 24 new ones created resulting in 65 districts.^{[1] [2]}

The district of Abbotsford was defined as:

now Alexandra Parade^[3]

now Bridge Road^[4]

Members

Member		Party	Term
		William Beazley	Labour	1904 – 1912
		Gordon Webber	Labor	1912 – 1927

Beazley had previously represented Collingwood from April 1889 to May 1904^[2]

Webber went on to represent Heidelberg from April 1927 to April 1932^[2]

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Abbotsford.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903 . 2022-03-07.
2. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . Parliament of Victoria . 2022-03-07.
3. Web site: History of Fitzroy . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222115136/http://www.fitzroyhistorysociety.org.au/hist.php . 2014-02-22 . Fitzroy Historical Society . 3 June 2014.
4. Web site: Bridge Road Heritage Walk . City of Yarra . 3 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002926/http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Planning--Building/Heritage/Heritage-Walk/Bridge-Road-Heritage-Walk/ . 7 June 2014 . dead .