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Electoral district of Gippsland West

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nameGippsland West
statevic
lifespan1889–1976, 1985–2002
classRural

|mp-party = The electoral district of Gippsland West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. |access-date=16 July 2025 It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 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.

Members for Gippsland West

First incarnation (1889–1976)MemberPartyTermSecond incarnation (1985–2002)MemberPartyTerm
Arthur GroomNone1889–1892
George TurnerNone1892–1900
Arthur NicholsMinisterialist/Independent1900–1902
John MackeyMinisterialist1902–1909
Commonwealth Liberal1909–1917
Nationalist1917–1924
Arthur WalterCountry1924–1929
Matthew BennettCountry1929–1950
Leslie CochraneCountry1950–1970
Rob MaclellanLiberal1970–1976
Alan BrownLiberal1985–1996
Susan DaviesIndependent1997–2002

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Gippsland West

References

References

  1. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888".
  2. (31 December 1888). "The Gippsland Times.". National Library of Australia.
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