Electoral district of Town of Melbourne

For the electorate of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856, see Electoral district of City of Melbourne. For the lower house seat (Victorian Legislative Assembly) from 1856, see Electoral district of Melbourne. For the upper house seat (Victorian Legislative Council) 1882–2006, see Melbourne Province. For the Australian federal electorate, see Division of Melbourne.

Town of Melbourne
New South Wales—Legislative Council
Melbourne, 1855
StateNew South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1851
NamesakeMelbourne
Electors556 (in 1843)[1]
Coordinates37°49′S 144°58′E / 37.817°S 144.967°E / -37.817; 144.967

The Electoral district of Town of Melbourne[2] (later known as Electoral district of City of Melbourne)[3] was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became part of the Colony of Victoria on 1 July 1851.

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  3. ^ Melbourne was declared a city on 25 June 1847. Lewis, Miles (1995). Melbourne: the city's history and development (2nd ed.). Melbourne: City of Melbourne. p. 25. ISBN 0-949624-71-3.