The electoral district of Benambra is one of the

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, Australia, for the

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. It covers an area of in north-eastern

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. The largest settlement is the city of

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. Benambra also includes the towns of Baranduda,

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, Chiltern,

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, Eskdale,

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, Mitta Mitta,

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, Tangambalanga,

Tawonga Tawonga is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Kiewa Valley Highway, in the Alpine Shire local government area, northeast of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm ...

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, and

Yackandandah Yackandandah is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the , Yackandandah had a population of 2,008. History The indigeno ...

. It lies in the

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of the upper house, the Legislative Council. The district of Benambra was created by the ''Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876''. taking effect at the 1877 elections. The district has been held by various conservative parties unbroken since 1877, with the

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taking the seat from the Nationals in 1976 and retaining it since. The district is named after Benambra, a small town 28km north of Omeo in Gippsland. The town of Benambra is not actually located in the electoral district. Benambra is thought to be Aboriginal in origin meaning hills with big trees or men spearing eels.

Members for Benambra

Election results

References

External links

District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission
Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia) 1877 establishments in Australia Wodonga Shire of Indigo Shire of Towong {{VictoriaAU-gov-stub