Electoral district of Wangaratta

Wangaratta
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1904
Abolished1927
DemographicRural

The Electoral district of Wangaratta was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It was created in the redistribution of 1904,[2] the Electoral district of Wangaratta and Rutherglen being abolished.[2]

The district of Wangaratta was defined in the Electoral District Boundaries Act 1903,[3] parts of the boundary included: "the junction of the Indigo Creek with the Murray River ... north boundary of the parish of Chiltern ... the Ovens River; thence south easterly by that river to the west boundary of the parish of Whorouly; ... the south boundaries of the parishes of Whorouly and Myrtleford to the Buffalo River; thence southerly by that river to Mount Howitt; thence north-westerly by a direct line to a point on the west branch of the King River ... the boundary of the township of Glenrowen [sic]..."[2]

Wangaratta was abolished in the redistribution of 1927, a new Electoral district of Wangaratta and Ovens was created at that time. John Bowser represented Wangaratta and Ovens from July 1927,[1] retiring from parliament in 1929.[4]

Members of Wangaratta

John Bowser was member for Wangaratta and Rutherglen until the 1904 election.

Member Party Term
  Sir John Bowser Unaligned 1904–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1921
  Country 1921–1927

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wangaratta

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ^ "THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 19 October 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ "SIR JOHN BOWSER". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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