| Geelong West | |
| State: | vic |
| Lifespan: | 1859–1877, 1955–1985 |
| Class: | Metropolitan |
Geelong West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1985. It was located west of the city of Geelong, defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:[2]
Geelong West (along with Electoral district of Geelong East) was created when the four-member Electoral district of Geelong was abolished in 1859. Geelong West and Geelong East were abolished in 1877, replaced by a re-created 3-member district of Geelong. Geelong West was re-created in 1955.[1]
| First incarnation (1859–1877, 2 members) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| John Henry Brooke | 1859 – 1864 | James Harrison | 1859 – 1860 |
| Nicholas Foott | 1860 – 1868 | ||
| George Brown | 1864 – 1865 | ||
| Richard Heath | 1866 – 1867 | ||
| James Gattie Carr | 1868 – 1870 | Graham Berry | 1868 – 1877 |
| Robert de Bruce Johnstone | 1870 – 1877 | ||
Foott died 24 September 1868, replaced by Graham Berry in October 1868.[3]
Johnstone and Berry went on to represent the re-created Geelong from 1877.[1]
| Second incarnation (1955–1967) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Colin MacDonald | Labor | 1955–1958 | ||
| Max Gillett | Liberal and Country | 1958–1964 | ||
| Neil Trezise | Labor | 1964–1967 | ||
| Third incarnation (1976–1985) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Hayden Birrell | Liberal | 1976–1982 | ||
| Hayden Shell | Labor | 1982–1985 | ||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Geelong West.