Electoral district of West Melbourne

West Melbourne
VictoriaLegislative Assembly
Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
StateVictoria
Created1859
Abolished1904
DemographicMetropolitan

West Melbourne (sometimes referred to as Melbourne West) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859[1] to 1904. [2]

The Electoral District of West Melbourne was defined as being bound by the Yarra River on the south, Elizabeth Street on the east, Victoria Street on the north and "the western boundary of the city" by the 1858 Electoral Districts Act.[1]

  1. ^ a b "An Act to alter the Electoral Districts of Victoria and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly thereof" (PDF). 1858. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 1 May 2013.