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Electoral District Of Carlton

Carlton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria located in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton from 1877 to 1958.

The district was defined as:

Commencing at a point in the centre of Nicholson street in line with the centre of Faraday street ; thence west by a line passing through the centre of Faraday street to Madeline street ; thence north by a line passing through the centre of Madeline street and north-westerly westerly and south-westerly by a line passing through the centre of College Crescent to the Sydney road ; thence north by a line passing through the centre of the Sydney road to Park street Brunswick ; thence east by a line passing through the centre of Park street east to Nicholson street ; and thence south by a line passing through the centre of Nicholson street to the commencing point.

Members for Carlton

Member Party Term
  James Munro Unaligned 1877–1880
  John Gardiner Unaligned 1880–1892
  Frederick Bromley Labour 1892–1908
  Robert Solly Labor 1908–1932
  Bill Barry Labor 1932–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955
  Denis Lovegrove Labor 1955–1958

Election results

  • Election Notice, Carlton - 1897
  • Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) (PDF). Vol. 68. Robert S. Brain. 1891.

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 April 2013.