Electoral district of Town of Melbourne
{{Short description|Former legislative council electoral district of New South Wales, Australia}}
{{for multi|the electorate of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856|Electoral district of City of Melbourne|the lower house seat (Victorian Legislative Assembly) from 1856|Electoral district of Melbourne|the upper house seat (Victorian Legislative Council) 1882–2006|Melbourne Province|the Australian federal electorate|Division of Melbourne}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate
| upper = yes
| name = Town of Melbourne
| state = nsw
| image = Melbourne_map_1855.jpeg
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Melbourne, 1855
| created = 1843
| abolished = 1851
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| namesake = Melbourne
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|49|S|144|58|E|display=inline,title}}
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The Electoral district of Town of Melbourne (later known as Electoral district of City of Melbourne)Melbourne was declared a city on 25 June 1847. {{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Miles|title=Melbourne: the city's history and development|edition=2nd|publisher=City of Melbourne |location=Melbourne|year=1995|page=25|isbn=0-949624-71-3}} was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became part of the Colony of Victoria on 1 July 1851.
History
Settlers of the Port Phillip District had wanted representation in the New South Wales Legislative Council for some time. In 1843 a representative for the Town of Melbourne (and five members for the Electoral district of Port Phillip).{{citation |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1843-1a |format=PDF |title=Electoral Act 1843 No 1a |work=(NSW) |via=NSW Legislation}}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225012873 |title=List of voters |newspaper=Port Phillip Gazette |date=13 May 1843 |access-date=29 October 2021 |page=4 |via=Trove}} were elected; "But the colonists were not satisfied with government from and by Sydney".{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Victoria (Australia) |volume= 28 |last1= Coghlan |first1= Timothy Augustine |author1-link= Timothy Augustine Coghlan |last2= Levey |first2= George Collins |author2-link= George Collins Levey | pages = 37–44; see pages 42-43 }}{{cite book |title=The Seeds of Democracy: Early Elections in Colonial New South Wales |author= M.M.H. Thompson |year= 2006 |page=151 |isbn= 9781862876316 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fA9BC5BgZ9sC&pg=PA151}}
On 1 July 1851, the Port Phillip district (which included Melbourne) was separated from New South Wales under provisions of the Australian Colonies Government Act 1850, and became the Colony of Victoria and the Victorian Legislative Council was created.{{citation |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1851-3a |format=PDF |title=Victorian Electoral Act of 1851 No 3a |work=(NSW) |via=NSW Legislation}}
Members
| class="wikitable"
! colspan= "3" | Town of Melbourne |
| Member
! Term ! Ref |
|---|
| Henry Condell
| align=center | {{ns|2}}1 Jun 1843 – 1 Feb 1844 | align=center | {{Cite NSW Parliament |id=265 |name=Mr Henry Condell (1797-1871) |former=Yes |access-date=20 April 2019}} |
| Joseph Robinson
| align=center | 12 Mar 1844 – 20 Jun 1848 | align=center | {{Cite NSW Parliament |id=423 |name=Mr Joseph Phelps Robinson (1815-1848) |former=Yes |access-date=20 April 2019}} |
| colspan= "3" | City of Melbourne |
| Earl Grey
| align=center | {{ns|3}}1 Jul 1848 – 31 Oct 1850 | align=center | {{Cite NSW Parliament |id=159 |name=The Hon. Henry (Earl Grey) Grey |former=Yes |access-date=20 April 2019}} |
| William Westgarth
| align=center | {{ns|2}}1 Nov 1850 – 20 Jun 1851{{ns|2}} | align=center | {{Cite NSW Parliament |id=428 |name=Mr William Westgarth (1815-1889) |former=Yes |access-date=20 April 2019}} |
Election results
=1843=
{{Excerpt|Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election|section=Town of Melbourne}}
=1844=
Condell resigned in February 1844.
{{Election box begin no party no change AU
|title=1844 Town of Melbourne by-election
12 March{{hsp}}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224812200 |title=Town election |newspaper=Port Phillip Gazette |date=16 March 1844 |access-date=28 May 2019 |page=4 |via=Trove}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Joseph Robinson
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
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{{Election box end}}
=1848=
{{Excerpt|Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election|section=City of Melbourne}}
=1850=
As Earl Grey had never set foot in the colony, he did not attend the Legislative Council and his seat was vacated by his absence on 31 October 1850.
{{Election box begin no party no change AU
|title=1850 City of Melbourne by-election
7 November{{hsp}}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12922534 |title=Melbourne election |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 November 1850 |access-date=28 May 2019 |page=2 |via=Trove}}
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{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = William Westgarth
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
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{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dotwells/Pub.htm 1847 Directory for the District of Port Phillip]
{{Former electoral districts of New South Wales Legislative Council|state=expanded}}
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Category:Former electoral districts of New South Wales Legislative Council
Category:History of Victoria (state)
Category:History of New South Wales