Avoca was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1889. It was based in northern Victoria. It was defined by the 1858 Electoral Act as:
| Avoca Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1859 |
| Abolished | 1889 |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 37°05′S 143°28′E / 37.083°S 143.467°E |
Commencing at the source of the River Avoca in the Main Dividing Range ; thence northwards by that river and by a line bearing north to the River Murray ; thence by the River Murray to the River Loddon; thence south-wards by the River Loddon to McNeil's Creek;[a] thence by McNeil's Creek to the Main Dividing Range; and thence westerly by the Main Dividing Range to the commencing point aforesaid, including the parish of Tarnagulla.[2]
- [a] McNeil's Creek now known as Bet Bet Creek.[3]
In April 1889, a new district, Talbot and Avoca, was created.[4]
Members
edit| 2 members[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term | ||
| George Samuel Evans | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | James Macpherson Grant | Oct 1859 – Jul 1870 | ||
| Benjamin George Davies | Aug 1861 – Feb 1880 | ||||
| Peter Finn | Oct 1870# – Jan 1871 | ||||
| James Macpherson Grant | Apr 1871 – Apr 1885 | ||||
| Thomas Langdon | May 1880 – Mar 1889 | George Enright Bourchier | Jun 1885# – Mar 1889 | ||
# = by-election
References
edit- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "'VIC-1861-census_01 page xxxv". Historical Census and Colonial Data Archive. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "The New Victorian Legislative Assembly". Western Mail. Trove. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "The Victorian Parliament". South Australian Register. Trove. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
External links
edit- Electoral district of Avoca Map at State Library of Victoria