Electoral district of North Melbourne
North Melbourne was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1927.
The Electoral District of North Melbourne was defined as being bound by Victoria Street/Parade on the south, Nicholson Street on the east, the southern boundary of portion 90, parish of Jika Jika on the north and a line south from Mains Bridge to the Victoria Street alignment by the 1858 Electoral Districts Act. This included the suburbs of Carlton, Parkville and North Melbourne.
The district was abolished, along with several others, when the Electoral Districts Act 1926 was implemented in 1927.Members
Two members initially, one from the redistribution of 1889 when Port Melbourne and other districts were created.
Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
John Sinclair | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | George Elliott Barton | Oct 1859 – Jul? 1861 |
Patrick Costello | Aug 1861 – Nov 1861 | John Davies | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
John Sinclair | Nov 1861– Aug 1864 | John Davies | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
John Goulson Burtt | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | William Robinson | Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 |
John Goulson Burtt | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | John Harbison | Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 |
James Munro | May 1874 – Apr 1877 | John Curtain | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
John Laurens | May 1877 – Apr 1892 | Joseph Storey | May 1877 – Mar 1881 |
John Laurens | May 1877 – Apr 1892 | James Munro | Apr 1881 – Feb 1883 |
John Laurens | May 1877 – Apr 1892 | James Rose | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 |
John Laurens | May 1877 – Apr 1892 | | |
David Wyllie | May 1892 – May 1893 | - | - |
Sylvanus Reynolds | Jun 1893 – Sep 1894 | - | - |
George Prendergast | Oct 1894 – Sep 1897 | - | - |
William Watt | Oct 1897 – Oct 1900 | - | - |
George Prendergast | Nov 1900 – Dec 1926 | - | - |
Prendergast went on to represent the Electoral district of Footscray, which was re-created in 1927.