Electoral district of Carlton

Carlton
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State Victoria
Created 1877
Abolished 1958
Demographic Metropolitan
Coordinates 37°47′30″S 144°58′0″E / 37.79167°S 144.96667°E / -37.79167; 144.96667Coordinates: 37°47′30″S 144°58′0″E / 37.79167°S 144.96667°E / -37.79167; 144.96667

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[1] to 1958.[2]

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.[1] ”

Members for Carlton

Member Term
James Munro     May 1877  –     Feb 1880
John Gardiner     May 1880  –     Apr 1892
Frederick Hadkinson Bromley     May 1892  –     Sep 1908
Robert Solly [b]     Oct 1908  –     Jun 1932
Bill Barry [b]     Jul   1932  –     Apr 1955
Denis Lovegrove 28 May 1955 – 30 May 1958
[b] = elected in by-election

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "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.


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