Electoral district of Gippsland North
Former state electoral district of Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gippsland North (North Gipps Land or North Gippsland until 1889) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria located in northern Gippsland from 1859 to 1955.[1]
Gippsland North Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1859 |
Abolished | 1955 |
Namesake | Gippsland |
Demographic | Rural |
In 1859, the Electoral district of Gippsland was abolished and new districts of Electoral district of North Gipps Land and South Gipps Land were created. The district of North Gipps Land was defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:
Bounded on the south and east by the sea ; on the north by a line bearing west from Cape Howe to the source of the nearest tributary of the Murray, and by the Alps; and on the west by the Alps and the counties of Evelyn and Mornington, excepting the country comprised in the Electoral District of South Gipps Land