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Electoral district of Talbot, Dalhousie and Angelsey

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State
  
Victoria

Abolished
  
1856

Created
  
1851

Demographic
  
Rural

Electoral district of Talbot, Dalhousie and Angelsey

Namesake
  
Counties of Talbot, Dalhousie and Angelsey

The Electoral district of Talbot, Dalhousie and Angelsey was one of the original sixteen electoral districts of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.

The district's area was defined as consisting of the three central western Victorian counties of Talbot, Dalhousie and Angelsey.

From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house).

Members

One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853.

Fawkner went on to represent Central Province in the Victorian Legislative Council from November 1856.
Mollison went on to represent Dundas and Follett in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from April 1858.

References

Electoral district of Talbot, Dalhousie and Angelsey Wikipedia