State New South Wales Abolished 1851 Founded 1843 Namesake Melbourne | Created 1843 Electors 556 (in 1843) Date dissolved 1851 | |
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The Electoral district of Town of Melbourne (later known as Electoral district of City of Melbourne) was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became part of the colony of Victoria (Australia) on 1 July 1851.
History
Settlers of the Port Phillip District had wanted representation in the New South Wales Legislative Council for some time. In 1843 a representative for the Town of Melbourne (and five members for the Electoral district of Port Phillip). were elected; "But the colonists were not satisfied with government from and by Sydney".
In the first election, Henry Condell won the seat with 295 votes, defeating Edward Curr with 261 votes.
On 1 July 1851, the Port Phillip district (which included Melbourne) was separated from New South Wales under provisions of the Australian Colonies Government Act 1850, and became the Colony of Victoria and the Victorian Legislative Council was created.