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Electoral district of Geelong West

1859 establishments in Australia1877 disestablishments in Australia1955 establishments in Australia1985 disestablishments in AustraliaFormer electoral districts of Victoria (state)
Electoral district of Geelong West, Victoria 1859
Electoral district of Geelong West, Victoria 1859

Geelong West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1985. It was located west of the city of Geelong, defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as: Bounded on the north and north-west by a line drawn at a distance of 2 miles from the north-western angle of the town reserve of Geelong, as a centre from the western shore of Corio Bay, near Cowie's Creek, to a road leading to the River Barwon; on the west by that road; on the south-west and south by the River Barwon; and on the east by the western boundary of the town reserve of Geelong and the shores of Corio Bay, including the reserve at the junction of the Barwon and MooraboolGeelong West (along with Electoral district of Geelong East) was created when the four-member Electoral district of Geelong was abolished in 1859. Geelong West and Geelong East were abolished in 1877, replaced by a re-created 3-member district of Geelong. Geelong West was re-created in 1955.

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Electoral district of Geelong West
Sherbourne Terrace, Geelong Newtown

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N -38.141666666667 ° E 144.32777777778 °
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Sherbourne Terrace 13
3220 Geelong, Newtown
Victoria, Australia
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Electoral district of Geelong West, Victoria 1859
Electoral district of Geelong West, Victoria 1859
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