Gippsland North (North Gipps Land or North Gippsland until 1889) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria located in northern Gippsland from 1859 to 1955.[1]
| Gippsland North Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria, 1859 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1859 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Namesake | Gippsland |
| Demographic | Rural |
In 1859, the Electoral district of Gippsland was abolished and new districts of Electoral district of North Gipps Land and South Gipps Land were created. The district of North Gipps Land was defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:
Bounded on the south and east by the sea ; on the north by a line bearing west from Cape Howe to the source of the nearest tributary of the Murray, and by the Alps; and on the west by the Alps and the counties of Evelyn and Mornington, excepting the country comprised in the Electoral District of South Gipps Land
Members
editOne member initially, two from 1877,[3] One member again from 1889 when the new Electoral district of Gippsland Central was created.[1][4]
| North Gipps Land (Two members 1877–1889) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member 1 | Term | ||
| John Johnson (Knud Olai Boe) | Oct 1859 – July 1861 | ||
| John Everard | Aug 1861 – Aug 1861[d] | ||
| George Mackay | Nov 1861[b] – Apr 1864 | ||
| John Everard | Apr 1864[b] – Aug 1864 | ||
| William Pearson, Sr. | Nov 1864 – Dec 1867 | ||
| Frederick Leopold Smyth | Mar 1868 – Mar? 1875 | ||
| James McKean | May 1875[b] – July 1876[x] | Member 2 | Term |
| Charles Gavan Duffy | Aug 1876[b] – Feb 1880 | Frederick Leopold Smyth | May 1877 – Feb 1880 |
| Allan McLean | May 1880 – Mar 1889 | James McKean | May 1880 – Feb 1883 |
| Albert Harris | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 | ||
| Single Member District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Allan McLean | 1889 – 1901 | ||
| Hubert Keogh | 1901 – 1908 | ||
| James McLachlan | Labor | 1908 – 1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916 – 1917 | ||
| Independent | 1917 – 1938 | ||
| Alexander Borthwick | Country | 1938 – 1942 | |
| Bill Fulton | Country | 1942 – 1945 | |
| James Johns | Labor | 1945 – 1947 | |
| Bill Fulton | Country | 1947 – 1952 | |
| Hector Stoddart | Labor | 1952 – 1955 | |
Election Auditors
editJohn Lightfoot Esquire, a resident of Sale, was re-appointed as the Election Auditor for the district of North Gipps Land in July 1859.[5]
Elections
editAt the 1859 election for North Gipps Land, Mr Boyd Cuninghame nominated Mr Johnson of Mewburn Park. Mr Johnson was a long time resident and his political views were well known. The nomination was seconded by Mr P. McArdell. No other candidate was nominated and therefore Mr Johnson was duly declared elected.[6]
Notes
edit- b = by-election
- d = disqualified
- x = expelled
References
edit- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "The Elections in Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. Trove. 12 May 1877. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "The New Victorian Legislative Assembly". Western Mail. Trove. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Election Notice". Gippsland Guardian Trove 26 August 1859. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "THE ELECTIONS". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1859. p. 6. Retrieved 12 February 2015.