Essendon and Flemington was an electoral district of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne.
The presiding ...
from 1889 to 1904.
[
] It was held for most of its existence by future Prime Minister
Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was an Australian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Australia. He was a leader of the movement for Federation, which occurred in 1901. During his three terms as prime ministe ...
before his switch to federal politics in 1901. It was abolished in 1904 and replaced with separate
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
* Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
* Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United Ki ...
and
Flemington electorates.
Members for Essendon and Flemington
References
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Former electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)
1889 establishments in Australia
1904 disestablishments in Australia
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