| Gippsland West Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Dates current | 1889–1976, 1985–2002 |
| Demographic | Rural |
The electoral district of Gippsland West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.[1] It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888[2][3] along with Gippsland Central and Gippsland East. Gippsland North and Gippsland South were resized at the same time. The electorate was dissolved in 2002.
The principal towns of Gippsland West included Pakenham, Drouin, Warragul and Trafalgar.
| First incarnation (1889–1976) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Arthur Groom | None | 1889–1892 | |
| George Turner | None | 1892–1900 | |
| Arthur Nichols | Ministerialist/Independent | 1900–1902 | |
| John Mackey | Ministerialist | 1902–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1924 | ||
| Arthur Walter | Country | 1924–1929 | |
| Matthew Bennett | Country | 1929–1950 | |
| Leslie Cochrane | Country | 1950–1970 | |
| Rob Maclellan | Liberal | 1970–1976 | |
| Second incarnation (1985–2002) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Alan Brown | Liberal | 1985–1996 | |
| Susan Davies | Independent | 1997–2002 | |
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