Electoral district of Kilmore
| Kilmore Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1877 |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 37°17′31″S 144°57′4″E / 37.29194°S 144.95111°E |
Kilmore was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria centred on Kilmore from 1856 to 1877.[1] It was superseded in 1877 by Kilmore and Anglesey.[1]
The district of Kilmore was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[2]
It was defined as:
Commencing at a Point on the Eastern Branch of the Korkarruc Creek, Two Miles 55 Chains South of its Junction with the main Stream, and bounded on the North by a Line East from the said Point to Dry Creek; on the East by the Western Branch of the Dry Creek to its Source, thence by a Line South to the Boundary of the County of Bourke; on the South by the said Boundary to the Source of the Eastern Branch of the aforesaid Korkarruc Creek, and on the West by that Eastern Branch to the commencing Point.[3]
Members for Kilmore
[edit]| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Sir John O'Shanassy | Nov. 1856 – Dec. 1865 |
| Richard Davies Ireland | Feb. 1866 – Dec. 1867 |
| Lawrence Bourke | Mar. 1868 – Mar. 1874 |
| Thomas Hunt | May 1874 – Apr. 1877 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Map of Electoral district of Kilmore at State Library of Victoria