Melbourne West Province
| Melbourne West Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1904 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
| Namesake | West Melbourne, Victoria |
Melbourne West Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1904 until 2006.[1]
It was created in June 1904 when Melbourne Province was reduced in size (four members down to two), North Yarra Province and South Yarra Province were abolished. The new Melbourne West Province, Melbourne North Province, Melbourne South Province and Melbourne East Province were then created.[1] Its area was defined by the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 as:
Commencing at the intersection of Elizabeth-street and Victoria-street; thence westerly by Victoria-street and the boundary of the city of Melbourne to the Saltwater River; thence southerly by that river and the Yarra River to the Coode Canal; thence easterly by that canal and the Yarra River to Clarendon-street; thence south-easterly by Clarendon-street to Dorcas-street; thence south-Westerly by that street to Nelson-road ; thence southerly by Nelson-road to St. Vincent-street west; thence south-westerly by that street to Cowie-street; thence north-westerly by Cowie-street to Pickles-street; thence southerly by that street to the shore of Hobson's Bay ; thence westerly and southerly by the shore of Hobson's Bay and westerly by the shore of Port Phillip Bay to the west boundary of the town of Williamstown (as described in the Local Government Act 1890) ; thence north by the said boundary to Stony Creek ; thence north-westerly by that creek to Reid-street; thence west by that street to the Geelong-road ; thence south-westerly, west, and southerly by that road to the Kororoit Creek ; thence northerly by that creek to the west boundary of section 18, parish of Cut-Paw-Paw ; thence north by the west boundaries of sections 18, 19, and 22 to the Saltwater River ; thence easterly by that river to Maribyrnong-road ; thence easterly by that road and the south boundary of allotment i), section 5, parish of Doutta Galla, to the Moonee Ponds; thence southerly by the Moonee Ponds to Flemington-road ; and thence south-easterly by that road and Elizabeth-street to the commencing point. To include the electors afloat in Hobson's Bay.[2]
Melbourne West Province was abolished at the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
Members for Melbourne West Province
| Member 1 | Party | Term began | Term ended | Member 2 | Party | Term began | Term ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Aikman | Non-Labor | Jun 1904 | Jun 1916 | William Edgar | Non-Labor | Jun 1904 | Jun 1913 | ||
| William Fielding | Labor | Jun 1913 | Apr 1916 | ||||||
| Daniel McNamara | Labor | Jun 1916 | Aug 1916 | Arthur Disney | Labor | May 1916 | Jul 1943 | ||
| John Aikman | Non-Labor/ Nationalist |
Aug 1916 | May 1922 | ||||||
| Robert Williams | Labor | May 1922 | Mar 1938 | ||||||
| Pat Kennelly | Labor | May 1938 | Jun 1952 | ||||||
| Les Coleman | Labor | Oct 1943 | Jun 1955 | ||||||
| Bert Bailey | Labor | Jun 1952 | Jun 1958 | Buckley Machin | Labor | Jun 1955 | Jun 1963 | ||
| Archie Todd | Labor | Jun 1958 | Jun 1970 | Alexander Knight | Labor | Aug 1963 | May 1979 | ||
| Bunna Walsh | Labor | May 1970 | Oct 1970 | ||||||
| Bon Thomas | Labor | Oct 1970 | Apr 1982 | ||||||
| Joan Kirner | Labor | Apr 1982 | Sep 1988 | Joan Coxsedge | Labor | May 1979 | Oct 1992 | ||
| Licia Kokocinski | Labor | Oct 1988 | Mar 1996 | Jean McLean | Labor | Oct 1992 | Sep 1999 | ||
| Sang Nguyen | Labor | Mar 1996 | Nov 2006 | Kaye Darveniza | Labor | Sep 1999 | Nov 2006 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2013.