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Electoral district of Daylesford

Coordinates: 37°21′S 144°09′E / 37.350°S 144.150°E / -37.350; 144.150
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Daylesford
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1889
Abolished1927
NamesakeTown of Daylesford
DemographicRural

The Electoral district of Daylesford was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It included the town of Daylesford, around 155 km north-west of Melbourne.

It was merged, along with Maryborough, into the Electoral district of Maryborough and Daylesford in 1927.[1]

Members for Daylesford

Member Party Term
  James Wheeler Unaligned 1889–1900
  Donald McLeod Liberal 1900–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1923
  James McDonald Labor 1923*
  Roderick McLeod Nationalist 1923–1924
  James McDonald Labor 1924–1927
  • In the 1923 by-election, James McDonald of Labor was initially declared the winner, but a later recount established that Roderick McLeod had won.

Election results

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

37°21′S 144°09′E / 37.350°S 144.150°E / -37.350; 144.150