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Electoral district of Murray Boroughs

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Murray Boroughs
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created1856
Abolished1877
NamesakeMurray River
DemographicRural

Murray Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1877.[1] It was based in northern Victoria, and included the towns of Benalla[2] Avenel[3] Euroa[4] Seymour,[5] Wodonga and Wangaratta.[6] The district of Murray Boroughs was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.[7]

Members

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One member was elected to the electorate.[8]

Member Term
Francis Murphy Nov 1856 – Dec 1865
Patrick Hanna Feb 1866 – Apr 1877

      # = by-election

References

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  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Electoral district of the Murray Boroughs, Benalla" (map). 1855. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Electoral district of the Murray Boroughs, Avenel" (map). 1855. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Electoral district of the Murray Boroughs, Euroa" (map). 1855. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Electoral district of the Murray Boroughs, Seymour" (map). 1855. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  7. ^ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  8. ^ "The Election results". The Argus. 20 September 1856. Retrieved 12 April 2013.