Electoral district of Sandridge

Sandridge
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
StateVictoria
Created1859
Abolished1889
Coordinates37°49′50″S 144°55′30″E / 37.83056°S 144.92500°E / -37.83056; 144.92500

Sandridge was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It existed from 1859 until 1889, when it was abolished and replaced with Port Melbourne, reflecting the name change of the suburb at its centre. Frederick Derham, the last member for the seat, continued as member for Port Melbourne.[1]

Sandridge was defined by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1858 (taking effect at 1859 elections) as:

Commencing at the junction of the River Yarra and the Saltwater River; thence by the River Yarra to a point due south of the Gas Works; thence by a line south-easterly to a point on the shores of Hobson's Bay, twenty chains more or less westward of the Battery ; thence by the sea coast and the River Yarra to the commencing point.[2]

  1. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. ^ "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1858. Retrieved 3 April 2014.