Electoral district of Gippsland

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Gippsland
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Electoral district of Gipps' Land, Victorian Legislative Assembly.png
Location in Victoria
State Victoria
Created 1856
Abolished 1859
Namesake Gipps' Land
Demographic Rural

Gippsland (or Gipps' Land) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1859.[1] From 1859, two new districts were created: South Gippsland and North Gippsland.[1]

The district of Gippsland was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[2]

Its area was defined as: "Bounded on the South and East by the Sea ; on the North by a Line bearing West from Cape Howe to the Source of the nearest Tributary of the Murray, and by the Alps; and on the West by the Alps and the Counties of Evelyn and Mornington, excepting the Country comprised in the Electoral District of Alberton".[3]

Members for Gippsland

Member Term
John King Nov 1856     – Sep 1857 [r]
John Johnson [Knud Olai Boe] Nov 1857 [b] – Aug 1859
[b] = by-election
[r] = resigned

See also

References

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