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Electoral district of Ballarat North

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Ballarat North
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1955
Abolished1992
DemographicRural

Ballarat North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It was created in the redistribution preceding the 1955 election, covering the northern suburbs and the rural areas north of Ballarat.

It mostly a safe seat for the Liberal Party, although Labor candidate and future Premier Steve Bracks came close to winning it in the 1988 election.[1]

It was abolished in the redistribution preceding the 1992 election, mostly being replaced by the new district of Ballarat West.[2]

Members for Ballarat North

Member Party Term
  Russell White Country 1955-1960
  Tom Evans Liberal and Country 1960-1965
  Liberal 1965-1988
  Steve Elder Liberal 1988-1992

Election results

References

  1. ^ Cleary, Colin (2007). Ballarat Labor. Epsom, Victoria: Colin Cleary. ISBN 978-0-646-47526-4.
  2. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/vic/VIC1992_ResultsBook.pdf

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