Английская Википедия:Electoral district of Wimmera (Victorian Legislative Council)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian Electorate The Electoral district of Wimmera was one of the original sixteen electoral districts[1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria was a colony in Australia at the time.

The district was located in the far north-west of Victoria, its area was defined as being "Bounded on the east by the Avoca River to Lake Bael Bael and thence by a line due north to the River Murray on the north by the River Murray to the South Australian frontier on the west by the South Australian frontier and on the south by the Counties of Follett, Dundas and Ripon".[1] [2]

From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house).[3]

Members

Member Term
William Splatt Sep 1851[4] – Apr 1854Шаблон:Ref label
William Taylor Sep 1854Шаблон:Ref label – Mar 1856
Шаблон:Note label = resigned
Шаблон:Note label = by-election

Taylor later represented Southern Province in the Victorian Legislative Council from April 1864.[5]

See also

References

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Шаблон:Electoral districts of the Victorian Legislative Council Шаблон:Electoral provinces of Victoria Шаблон:Coord