Electoral district of Collingwood
| Collingwood Victoria—Legislative Assembly |
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Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
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| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1958 |
Collingwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1958.[1] It centred on the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Victoria.[2]
The district of Collingwood was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[3]
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Commencing at the Junction of Nicholson Street and Victoria Parade, thence by the Western side of Nicholson Street to the Northern Boundary of the Corporate Limits of Melbourne, thence on the North by the said Boundary Line bearing East to the Merri Merri Creek, thence by the Merri Merri Creek to its Junction with the Yarra Yarra River, thence by the Yarra Yarra River to the South-east Corner of Section No. 63, Parish of Jika Jika, thence by a Line West to Victoria Street, and thence on the South by the Northern Side of Victoria Street and Victoria Parade to the commencing Point.[4]
Members for Collingwood
Two members initially,[3] three from 1859[5] two from 1877, one from 1904.[1]
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term | ||
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| Thomas Embling | Nov 1856 – July 1861 | George Harker | Nov 1856 – Aug 1859 | Member 3 | Term |
| George Milner Stephen | Oct 1859 – July 1861 | Charles Jardine Don | Oct 1859 – Aug 1864 | ||
| Graham Berry | Aug 1861 – Dec 1865 | John Edwards | Aug 1861 – Dec 1867 | George Harker | Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 |
| Thomas Embling | Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 | Isaac Reeves | Feb 1866 – Oct 1869 | ||
| John Everard | Mar 1868[6] – Feb 1871 | William Bates[7] | Mar 1868 – Mar 1874 | ||
| George Harker[7] | Apr 1871 – Mar 1874 | William Vale[7] | Oct 1869[b] – Mar 1874 | ||
| John Everard | May 1874 – July 1874[6] | James Forester Sullivan | May 1874 – Feb 1876 | Albert Lee Tucker | May 1874 – Apr 1877 |
| George David Langridge | Aug 1874[b] – Mar 1891 | ||||
| James Mirams | Feb 1876 – Feb 1886 | ||||
| William Guard Feild | Mar 1886 – Mar 1889 | ||||
| John Hancock | Jun 1891[b] – Apr 1892 | William David Beazley | Apr 1889 – May 1904 | ||
| Edgar Wilkins | May 1892 – Dec 1908 | ||||
| Martin Hannah | Dec 1908 – Aug 1921 | ||||
| Tom Tunnecliffe (Labor) | Aug 1921 – Aug 1947 | ||||
| Bill Towers (Labor) | Sep 1947[b] – May 1958 |
- [b] = by-election
External links
- Map of Electoral District of Collingwood, 1855.[8]
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