Electoral district of Hampden

Hampden was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1904 until its abolition in 1976. Most of the territory located in the old division of Hampden was transferred into the re-created electorate of Ripon. Hampden's most notable member was the longest serving Premier of Victoria Sir Henry Bolte. The seat was historically a conservative bastion, having never been won by Labor for more than one term.

Hampden Victoria—Legislative Assembly
County of Hampden
State	Victoria
Created	1904
Abolished	1976
Namesake	County of Hampden
Demographic	Rural

Members for Hampden

Member		Party	Term
	David Oman	Commonwealth Liberal	1904–1927
		Nationalist
	Arthur Hughes	Labor	1927–1929
	Chester Manifold	Nationalist	1929–1935
		United Australia
	William Cumming	United Australia	1935–1945
	Raymond Hyatt	Labor	1945–1947
	Henry Bolte	Liberal / LCP [a]	1947–1972
	Tom Austin	Liberal	1972–1976

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hampden

References

• "Find a Member". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

^[a] = "Liberal and Country Party" was the name of the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party of Australia from 1949 until 1965

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