The Electoral district of Maryborough was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly based on an area around Maryborough, Victoria. It was created in the expansion of the Assembly by the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858, which took effect at the election in 1859.
The district was defined as: also known as Tullaroop Creek. also known as Bet Bet Creek.
Maryborough was abolished by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876 (taking effect in 1877) and replaced by Electoral district of Maryborough and Talbot.
Maryborough was recreated in 1889 after 'Maryborough and Talbot' was split by the Seat Distribution Bill of 1888. In 1927 the district of Maryborough was again abolished, replaced by the Electoral district of Maryborough and Daylesford.
Members First incarnation 1859–1877, two membersMember 1TermMember 2Term Richard D. Ireland Oct 1859 – Dec 1860 Michael Prendergast Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 Nathaniel Levi Jan 1861 – Dec 1865 Richard Davies Ireland Aug 1861 George S. Evans Oct 1861 – Aug 1864 James Mason Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 Robert Bowman Feb 1866 – Mar 1870 James McKean Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 Duncan Gillies Mar 1870 – Apr 1877 William Fraser Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 Davies won both Maryborough and Villiers and Heytesbury at the August 1861 general elections, he resigned from Maryborough.
Second incarnation 1889–1927, one memberMemberPartyTerm Alfred Outtrim Unaligned 1889–1902 Frederick Field Unaligned 1902–1904 Alfred Outtrim Labor 1904–1916 National Labor 1916–1917 Nationalist 1917–1920 George Frost Labor 1920–1927
Election results
See also Parliaments of the Australian states and territories List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
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