Electoral district of Avoca
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For the district of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council 1851–1856, see Electoral district of Avoca (Victorian Legislative Council).
Avoca was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly[1] in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1889. It was based in northern Victoria. It was defined by the 1858 Electoral Act as:
Commencing at the source of the River Avoca in the Main Dividing Range ; thence northwards by that river and by a line bearing north to the River Murray ; thence by the River Murray to the River Loddon; thence south-wards by the River Loddon to McNeil's Creek;[a] thence by McNeil's Creek to the Main Dividing Range; and thence westerly by the Main Dividing Range to the commencing point aforesaid, including the parish of Tarnagulla.[2]
- [a] McNeil's Creek now known as Bet Bet Creek.[3]
Quick Facts Avoca Victoria—Legislative Assembly, State ...
Avoca Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1859 |
Abolished | 1889 |
Demographic | Rural |
Coordinates | 37°05′S 143°28′E |
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In April 1889, a new district, Talbot and Avoca, was created.[4]