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Electoral district of Upper Yarra

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Upper Yarra
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Created1927
Abolished1945
DemographicRural

The Electoral district of Upper Yarra was a Lower House electoral district of the Parliament of the Australian state of Victoria.[1]

The district included (among others) the Dandenongs, Mulgrave, Baywater and Warburton,[2] but was abolished in 1945.

Members for Upper Yarra

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Party Member Term
  Nationalist George Knox 1927 – 1945

After Upper Yarra was abolished, George Knox went on to represent the newly created Electoral district of Scoresby from 1945.

Election results

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References

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  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Cr. Knox successful in Upper Yarra contest". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian. 16 April 1927. Retrieved 10 May 2013.