Electoral district of Melbourne South

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For the similar district of 1856 to 1859, see Electoral district of South Melbourne.

Melbourne South
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1889
Abolished1904
DemographicMetropolitan

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

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
April 1889 – April 1892
May 1892 – May 1896
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.

Coordinates: 37°49′45″S 144°57′30″E / 37.82917°S 144.95833°E / -37.82917; 144.95833

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