Electoral district of Geelong (Victorian Legislative Council)


The Electoral district of Geelong 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 Electoral district of Geelong's area was defined as: "Bounded by a line drawn from a point on the eastern shores of Corio Bay near Point Henry at a distance of 2 miles from the north-east corner of the Township of Geelong as a centre bearing southerly to a point bearing east from the said corner thence by a line south crossing a small portion of Corio Bay parallel with and at a distance of 2 miles from the eastern boundary of the said township to a point bearing east from the south-east corner of the said Township of Geelong thence by a line drawn westerly at a distance of 2 miles from the southern boundary of the said township crossing the Barwon River and Waurn Chain of Ponds to a point 2 miles west of the south-west corner of the said township thence by a line bearing north parallel with and at a distance of 2 miles from the western boundary of the said Township of Geelong to a point bearing west from the north-west corner of the said township thence by a line drawn at a distance of 2 miles from the north-west corner of the said township as a centre to the western shore of Corio Bay near Cowie's Creek and also to include the remaining portion of the reserve at Point Henry and the reserve at the junction of the Moorabool with the Barwon River."
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Members for Geelong

Two members initially, three from the expansion of the Council in 1853.
Member 1TermMember 2Term--
James StrachanNov 1851 – Mar 1856Robert RobinsonNov 1851 – May 1852Member 3Term
James StrachanNov 1851 – Mar 1856Alexander ThomsonJun 1852 – Aug 1854James CowieAug 1853 – May 1854
James StrachanNov 1851 – Mar 1856James HarrisonNov 1854 – Mar 1856Alexander FyfeJun 1854 – Mar 1856