Electoral district of Dalhousie explained

Dalhousie
State:	vic
Lifespan:	1859–1889, 1904–1927
Class:	Rural

Dalhousie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly^[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1927. It was based in north-western Victoria.^[2] The district had been named Electoral district of Anglesey.^[3] The district of Dalhousie was defined in the 1858 Electoral Act as :^[4]

Members for Dalhousie

Snodgrass was member for Anglesey 1856 to 1859

First incarnation 1859–1889
Member		Term
		Peter Snodgrass	Oct. 1859  – Aug. 1864
		George John Sands	Nov. 1864  – July 1867
		Charles Duffy	Aug. 1867  – Mar. 1874
		John Gavan Duffy	May 1874  – Feb. 1886
		George John Sands	Mar. 1886  – Mar. 1887
		John Gavan Duffy	June 1887^# – Mar. 1889

Anglesey existed in a second incarnation from 1889 to 1904.^[1]

Second incarnation 1904–1927
Member		Party	Term
	Reginald Argyle	Unaligned	1904–1914
		Allan Cameron	Liberal	1914–1917
			Nationalist	1917–1923
		Reg Pollard	Labor	1924 –1927

      ^# = by-election

The new Electoral district of Bulla and Dalhousie was created in 1927 when Dalhousie was abolished. Pollard was member for Bulla and Dalhousie 1927–1932.

Election results

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 25 April 2013.
2. Web site: Electoral district of Angelsey (and Dalhousie) . 1856 . 25 April 2013 . map.
3. Web site: Victoria Constitution Act 1855 . 12 June 2013 . 459.
4. Web site: An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof. . 1858 . 24 April 2013.