State Victoria Demographic Rural | Created 1877 Electors 44,259 (2014) Founded 1877 Elector 44,259 | |
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Area 10,037 km (3,875.3 sq mi) Party Liberal Party of Australia | ||
The Electoral district of Benambra is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of 10,037 square kilometres (3,875 sq mi) in north-eastern Victoria, and includes the towns of Baranduda, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Corryong, Eskdale, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Mount Beauty, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Tangambalanga, Tawonga, Wahgunyah, Wodonga and Yackandandah. It lies in the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.
The district of Benambra was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876. taking effect at the 1877 elections.
The district has been held by various conservative parties unbroken since 1877, with the Liberal Party taking the seat from the Nationals in 1976.
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Electoral district of Benambra Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA