Electoral district of Korong

{{Short description|Former state electoral district in Victoria, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian electorate

|name = Korong

|state = vic

|lifespan = 1889–1927, 1945–1955

|class = Rural

}}

The Electoral district of Korong was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/ Re-Member], Parliament of Victoria.

It was created by Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888

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its area was defined as: "Commencing at the intersection of the Loddon River with the Eaglehawk and Inglewood Railway ; thence down the river to the north-east angle of the parish of Leaghur; along the northern and western boundaries of that parish to south-east angle of the parish of Gredgwin ; along the south and south-western boundaries of that parish to the south-east angle of the parish of Quambatook ; westerly by the south boundary of that parish to the Avoca River ; southerly by that river to the Avoca Forest pre-emptive right; north-easterly by the road from Avoca Forest to Inglewood through Wehla to the west boundary of Inglewood borough (as described in the 'Local Government Act' 1874); north, east, and south along the west, north, and east boundaries of the borough to the Eaglehawk and Inglewood Railway line ; south-easterly by that line to the commencing point".

Members for Korong

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | First incarnation (1889–1927)
colspan="2"|MemberPartyTerm
{{Australian party style|Ministerialist}}| 

| Robert Calvert

| Ministerialist

| 1889–1892

{{Australian party style|Ministerialist}}| 

| rowspan="6"| Thomas Langdon

| Ministerialist

| 1892–1902

{{Australian party style|reform league}}| 

| Reform League

| 1902–1904

{{Australian party style|Ministerialist}}| 

| Ministerialist

| 1904–1907

{{Australian party style|united liberal}}| 

| United Liberal

| 1907–1908

{{Australian party style|australian liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| 1908–1909

{{Australian party style|united liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| 1909–1914

{{Australian party style|Ministerialist}}| 

| Achilles Gray

| Ministerialist

| 1914–1917

rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|National}}| 

| rowspan=2 | Isaac Weaver

| VFU

| 1917–1920

Country

| 1920–1927

colspan="4" | Second incarnation (1945–1955)
colspan="2"|MemberPartyTerm
{{Australian party style|Nationals}}|

| (Sir) Albert Dunstan

| Country

| 1945–1950

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Keith Turnbull

| Liberal and Country

| 1950–1955

Election results

{{main|Electoral results for the district of Korong}}

See also

References