Electoral district of Gippsland West explained

Gippsland West
State:	vic
Lifespan:	1889–1976, 1985–2002
Class:	Rural

The electoral district of Gippsland West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.^[1] It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888^{[2] [3]} along with Gippsland Central and Gippsland East. Gippsland North and Gippsland South were resized at the same time. The electorate was dissolved in 2002.

The principal towns of Gippsland West included Pakenham, Drouin, Warragul and Trafalgar.

Members for Gippsland West

First incarnation (1889 - 1976)
Member		Party	Term
		Arthur Groom	None	1889–1892
		George Turner	None	1892–1900
		Arthur Nichols	Ministerialist/Independent	1900–1902
		John Mackey	Ministerialist	1902–1909
			Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1917
			Nationalist	1917–1924
		Arthur Walter	Country	1924–1929
		Matthew Bennett	Country	1929–1950
		Leslie Cochrane	Country	1950–1970
		Rob Maclellan	Liberal	1970–1976
Second incarnation (1985 - 2002)
Member		Party	Term
		Alan Brown	Liberal	1985–1996
		Susan Davies	Independent	1997–2002

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Gippsland West.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 13 June 2013.
2. Web site: The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 . 13 June 2013 . PDF .
3. News: The Gippsland Times. . . Vic. . 31 December 1888 . 12 February 2015 . 3 Edition: Morning . National Library of Australia.