Electoral district of Gippsland West

"Gippsland West" redirects here. For other uses, see West Gippsland (disambiguation).

Gippsland West
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
StateVictoria
Dates current1889–1976, 1985–2002
DemographicRural

The electoral district of Gippsland West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.[1] It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888[2][3] along with Gippsland Central and Gippsland East. Gippsland North and Gippsland South were resized at the same time. The electorate was dissolved in 2002.

The principal towns of Gippsland West included Pakenham, Drouin, Warragul and Trafalgar.

  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ^ "The Gippsland Times". Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1888. p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 12 February 2015.