The Electoral district of Upper Yarra was a
Lower House
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electoral district of the
Parliament
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of the Australian state of
Victoria
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.
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The district included (among others) the Dandenongs, Mulgrave, Baywater and Warburton,
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] but was abolished in 1945.
Members for Upper Yarra
After Upper Yarra was abolished, George Knox went on to represent the newly created
Electoral district of Scoresby
The Electoral district of Scoresby was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first created after the district of Upper Yarra was abolished in 1945. George Knox was the last member for Upper Yarra and the first for ...
from 1945.
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of Victoria (state)
1927 establishments in Australia
1945 disestablishments in Australia
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