Castlemaine Boroughs was an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Victoria
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from 1856 to 1859. It included the towns
Castlemaine,
Muckleford,
Harcourt and
Elphinstone,
all roughly 110 to 130 km north-west of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. The boundaries included non-continuous urban areas.
The district of Castlemaine Boroughs was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.
Castlemaine Boroughs was abolished in 1859, the new district of
Castlemaine was created that year when the Victorian Electoral Act of 1858 was implemented.
Members for Castlemaine Boroughs
Vincent Pyke became one of the three members of the new district of Castlemaine in 1859.
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References
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Former electoral districts of Victoria (state)
1856 establishments in Australia
1859 disestablishments in Australia
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