Electoral district of Melbourne South

Melbourne South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1889 to 1904.

Melbourne South
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1889
Abolished1904
DemographicMetropolitan

Melbourne South was defined by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 as:"Commencing on the Yarra River at Prince's Bridge; thence southerly by the St. Kilda-road to Park-street, South Melbourne; westerly by Park-street to Palmerston-crescent; south-westerly and westerly by Palmerston-crescent and Raglan-street to Cecil-street; north by Cecil-street to the St. Kilda Railway ; further north crossing the St. Kilda and Sandridge Railways and by Cecil-street extension to the Normanby-road; easterly crossing that road to White-street; north-westerly by White-street to the Yarra River; and easterly by the Yarra River to the commencing point."[2]

Member Term
William John Mountain April 1889 – April 1892
Joseph Winter May 1892 – May 1896
John Benjamin Tucker June 1896# – May 1904

      # = by-election

References

  1. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2013.

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