Electoral district of Geelong East
| Geelong East Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria, 1859 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1859–1877, 1976–1985 |
| Demographic | Urban |
Geelong East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1985. It was located south of the city of Geelong, defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:
| “ | Commencing at the north-western angle of the town reserve of Geelong; thence by a line south to the River Barwon; thence westward and northwestward by the River Barwon to the western boundary of the reserve at the junction of the Moorabool and Barwon; thence east by the northern boundary of section 25, parish of Barrabool; thence south by the eastern boundaries of sections 25 and 11, and by part of the eastern boundary of section 7, all in the same parish; thence south-easterly by a curved line crossing the Waurn Chain of Ponds to the southern boundary of section 3, parish of Conewarre; thence east by the southern boundaries of sections 3 and 4 in the same parish; thence north-easterly by a curved line crossing the River Barwon to the south-eastern angle of section 11 in the parish of Moolap; thence by the eastern boundary of that section and a line north to the shores of Corio Bay; and thence by the shores of Corio Bay to the north-western angle of the town reserve, the commencing point aforesaid, including the remaining portion of the reserve at Point Henry.[2] | ” |
Geelong East (along with Electoral district of Geelong West) was created when the four-member Electoral district of Geelong was abolished in 1859. Geelong West and Geelong East were abolished in 1877, replaced by a re-created 3-member district of Geelong.[1]
After the Electoral district of Bellarine was abolished in 1976, Geelong East was re-created. In 1985, population increases caused another redrawing of electoral boundaries; Geelong East was abolished and Bellarine re-created that year. Graham Ernst, last member for Geelong East, represented Bellarine 1985–1992.[3]
Members
| First incarnation (1859–1877, 2 members) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| James Cowie | Oct 1859 – Jan 1860[r] | Alexander Thomson | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 |
| Augustus Greeves | Feb 1860[b] – Jul 1861 | ||
| Butler Cole Aspinall | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 | John Richardson | Aug 1861 – Mar 1876 |
| George Cunningham | Nov 1864 – Dec 1867 | ||
| Charles Kernot | Mar 1868 – Jan 1871 | ||
| John Masters Garratt | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 | Charles Kernot | Apr 1876[b] – Apr 1877 |
Kernot went on to represent the re-created Geelong from 1877.[1]
| Second incarnation (1976–1985, 1 member) | |
|---|---|
| Member | Term |
| Phil Gude | Mar 1976 – Mar 1979 |
| Graham Ernst | 5 May 1979 – 1 Mar 1985 |
b = by-election
r = resigned
References
- 1 2 3 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof." (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ernst, Graham Keith". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
Coordinates: 38°09′45″S 144°21′30″E / 38.16250°S 144.35833°E