The Electoral district of Loddon was one of the original sixteen electoral districts of the old

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of 1851 to 1856.

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being a colony in Australia at the time. The Electoral district of Loddon's area was defined as: "''Bounded on the south by the Counties of Dalhousie Talbot and Ripon from the

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to the source of the

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on the west by the Avoca River to Lake Bael Bael and thence by a line due north to the River Murray on the north and north-east by the River Murray and the Goulburn River and on the east by the Goulburn River.''"

Members

One member originally, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853. = resigned

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loddon Former electoral districts of Victorian Legislative Council 1851 establishments in Australia 1856 disestablishments in Australia