Port Melbourne was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created in 1889, replacing the previous electorate of Sandridge, which was the former name for Port Melbourne.[1]
| Port Melbourne Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1958 |
| Namesake | Port Melbourne, Victoria |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Port Melbourne was defined by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 (taking effect at 1889 elections) as:
Commencing on the shore of Hobson's Bay opposite the end of Pickles-street; thence northerly by that street to Boundary-road ; north-westerly by that road and a line in continuation thereof to the Yarra River; down the Yarra River through the new channel to the shore of Hobson's Bay, and easterly by that shore to the commencing point.[2]
It was initially won by then-Sandridge MLA Frederick Derham.
It was abolished in 1958 and merged into the electorate of Albert Park.[3] The last MLA for Port Melbourne, Archie Todd went on to contest and win the Victorian Legislative Council seat of Melbourne West Province.[4]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Derham | Unaligned | 1889–1892 | |
| Philip Salmon | Labor | 1892-1893 | |
| Unaligned | 1893-1894 | ||
| George Sangster | Labor | 1894–1902 | |
| Independent Labor | 1902–1906 | ||
| Labor | 1906–1915 | ||
| Owen Sinclair | Labor | 1915–1917 | |
| Independent | 1917 | ||
| James Murphy | Labor | 1917–1942 | |
| Tom Corrigan | Labor | 1942–1952 | |
| Stan Corrigan | Labor | 1952–1955 | |
| Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955 | ||
| Archie Todd | Labor | 1955–1958 | |
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