Electoral district of Donald and Swan Hill

Donald and Swan Hill
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
State Victoria
Created 1889
Abolished 1904
Namesake Towns of Donald & Swan Hill
Demographic Rural
Coordinates 36°50′S 143°15′E / 36.833°S 143.250°E / -36.833; 143.250Coordinates: 36°50′S 143°15′E / 36.833°S 143.250°E / -36.833; 143.250

The Electoral district of Donald and Swan Hill was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888,[1] taking effect at the 1889 elections. It was abolished by the Victorian Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903[2]

Members of Donald and Swan Hill

MemberPartyTerm
  Sir John William Taverner Unaligned Apr 1889 – Feb 1904
  James Meldrum Ministerialist Mar 1904 – May 1904
Taverner resigned his seat to take up the position of Agent-General.[3] Meldrum won the March 1904 by-election.[4]

See also

References

  1. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. "Donald and Swan Hill". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.). 24 February 1904. p. 7.
  4. "Friday, March 11, 1904". The Horsham Times (Melbourne, Vic.). 11 March 1904. p. 2.


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