Electoral district of East Bourke
East Bourke (also known as Bourke East from around 1891) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1904.
| East Bourke Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1904 |
| Namesake | Bourke East |
| Demographic | Rural |
The district of East Bourke was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[1]
Electoral districts of West Bourke, East Bourke and South Bourke
Members for East Bourke
Two members initially, one from the redistribution of 1877.
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus Greeves | Nov. 1856 – March 1857 | Robert Bennett | Nov. 1856 – June 1857 |
| Richard Heales | March 1857[b] – Aug. 1859 | Augustus Greeves | July 1857[b] – Aug. 1859 |
| James Macintosh | Oct. 1859 – July 1861 | Robert Bennett | Oct. 1859 – Aug. 1864 |
| George Kirk | Aug. 1861 – Aug. 1864 | ||
| John Sherwin | Oct. 1864 – Dec. 1865 | Joshua Cowell | Oct. 1864 – Dec. 1865 |
| Matthew McCaw | Feb. 1866 – Sep. 1870[r] | James Balfour | Feb. 1866 – Aug. 1868[r] |
| Robert Ramsay | Oct. 1870[b] – May 1882 | William Lobb | Sep. 1868[b] – Mar. 1874 |
| Frederick Race Godfrey | May 1874 – Apr. 1877 | ||
| Robert Harper | June 1882 – Mar. 1889 | ||
| William Wilkinson | Apr. 1889 – Aug. 1891 | ||
| Robert Harper | Sep. 1891[b] – Sep. 1897 | ||
| Mackay John Scobie Gair | Oct. 1897 – May 1904 | ||
Notes
r = resigned
b = by-election
References
- Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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