The Electoral district of Rodney was a Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate in Northern Victoria.
The Rodney District covered an area of 7,808 square kilometres, including the towns of Echuca, Rochester, Nathalia, Cohuna, Heathcote, Gunbower, Kyabram, Rushworth and Stanhope.
At inception in 1856, the district boundaries include the Murray River and Goulburn River in the north and east; and the Campaspe River in the west. By 1956 the district had expanded further westward to include Cohuna.
In 2014, it was abolished and became part of the electoral district of Murray Plains.
Electoral history Until its abolition, Rodney was one of only four electorates (along with Brighton, Richmond and Williamstown) to have been contested at every election since 1856. It was held by the Victorian Farmers Union/Country/National Party from 1917. John Allan, who was the first Country Party Member for the district, became Australia's first Country Party Premier in 1924.
In the 2006 election, Paul Weller won the seat for the National Party with a margin of 4.39% against the Liberals. The Liberal Party did not run in this electorate in the 2010 election, leaving the Nationals with a much higher lead against the other parties.
Members for Rodney Member 1PartyTerm John Baragwanath Unaligned 1856–1857 John Everard Liberal 1858–1859 Wilson Gray Liberal 1860–1862 John MacGregor Unaligned 1862–1874 Simon Fraser Ministerial 1874–1883Member 2PartyTerm Duncan Gillies Ministerial 1877–1889 James Shackell Conservative/Ministerial 1883–1892 William Webb Ministerial 1889–1897 Timothy Murphy Liberal 1892–1894 Andrew White Unaligned 1894–1897 John Mason Liberal 1897–1902 John Morrissey Liberal 1897–1904 Samuel Lancaster Conservative 1904–1904 Hugh McKenzie Independent1904–1917 Commonwealth Liberal Nationalist John Allan Country 1917–1936 William Dunstone Country 1936–1944 Richard Brose Country 1944–1964 Russell McDonald Country 1964–1973 Eddie Hann Country 1973–1975 National Country 1975–1982 National 1982–1989 Noel Maughan National 1989–2006 Paul Weller National 2006–2014
Election results
See also Parliaments of the Australian states and territories List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
External links Electorate profile: Rodney District, Victorian Electoral Commission
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