The electoral district of Allandale was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, located north-west of
Ballarat.
[
The district was bounded by the city of Ballarat, ]Lake Burrumbeet
Lake Burrumbeet is a large but shallow eutrophic lake in central western Victoria, Australia. Located west of Ballarat and west of Melbourne, the lake has been progressively emptying since 1997 and was declared completely dry in 2004. It has ...
and Burrumbeet Creek.[
] The district was created in the electoral redistribution which came into effect in 1904, when 42 districts were abolished, including the Electoral district of Clunes and Allandale
The Electoral district of Clunes and Allandale was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888, taking effect at the 1889 elections.
It was abolished by the Victorian Elector ...
.[ ]Alexander Peacock
Sir Alexander James Peacock (11 June 1861 – 7 October 1933) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Premier of Victoria.
Early Years
Peacock was born of Scottish descent at Creswick, the first Victorian Premier born afte ...
was the last member for Clunes and Allandale.[
Allandale was abolished in the electoral redistribution which came into effect in 1955, 19 new districts including ]Ballarat North
Ballarat North (also known as ''North Ballarat'') is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia located north of Ballarat's central area. Ballarat North is bounded by Norman Street; Ballarat General Cemetery and Western Fr ...
and Ballarat South[
]
were created. Russell White, the last member for Allandale went on to represent Ballarat North 1955–1960.[
]
Members
Election results
References
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Former electoral districts of Victoria (Australia)
1904 establishments in Australia
1955 disestablishments in Australia