The Electoral district of Town of Melbourne
[ (later known as Electoral district of City of Melbourne) was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became part of the ]Colony of Victoria
In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the '' metropolitan state'' ...
on 1 July 1851.
History
Settlers of the Port Phillip District
The Port Phillip District was an administrative division of the Colony of New South Wales from 9 September 1836 until 1 July 1851, when it was separated from New South Wales and became the Colony of Victoria.
In September 1836, NSW Colonial Sec ...
had wanted representation in the New South Wales Legislative Council for some time. In 1843 a representative for the Town of Melbourne (and five members for the Electoral district of Port Phillip
The Electoral district of Port Phillip was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became the separate colony of Victoria (Australia) on 1 July 1851. At the time, some members of the Council were elected and the balanc ...
).Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative C ...
was created.
Members
Election results
1843
1844
Condell resigned in February 1844.
1848
1850
As Earl Grey had never set foot in the colony, he did not attend the Legislative Council and his seat was vacated by his absence on 31 October 1850.
References
1847 Directory for the District of Port Phillip
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Former electoral districts of New South Wales Legislative Council
History of Victoria (state)
History of New South Wales
1843 establishments in Australia
1851 disestablishments in Australia