Electoral district of West Bourke


West Bourke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1856 to 1904.
The district of West Bourke was one of the initial districts of the first Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856.

Boundaries

The boundaries of the district included the Great Dividing Range from the source of the Werribee River to the north-eastern branch of the Saltwater River near Big Hill, then from the Saltwater River to the south-western corner of the parish of Bulla Bulla. The eastern boundary included the source of the Moonee Ponds to Flemington Bridge, then south to the Yarra River, Port Phillip Bay and to the mouth of the Werribee River at its source in the Great Dividing Range.

Members for West Bourke

Two members initially, three from the expansion of 1859. Fewer members after the redistributions of 1877 and 1889.
Member 1TermMember 2Term--
Patrick PhelanNov 1856 –
Jan 1860		Robert McDougallNov 1856 –
Aug 1857		--
Patrick PhelanNov 1856 –
Jan 1860		Joseph WilkieAug 1857 –
Aug 1859		Member 3Term
John Carre RiddellFeb 1860 –
April 1877		Henry AmsinckOct 1859 –
Jul 1861		Mark Last KingOct 1859 –
Jul 1861
John Carre RiddellFeb 1860 –
April 1877		John SmithAug 1861 –
Jan 1879		Charles MacMahonAug 1861 –
Aug 1864
John Carre RiddellFeb 1860 –
April 1877		John SmithAug 1861 –
Jan 1879		Mark Last KingNov 1864 –
Mar 1874
John Carre RiddellFeb 1860 –
April 1877		John SmithAug 1861 –
Jan 1879		John MaddenMay 1874 –
Oct 1875
Donald CameronMay 1877 –
Feb 1880		John SmithAug 1861 –
Jan 1879		--
Donald CameronMay 1877 –
Feb 1880		John SmithAug 1861 –
Jan 1879		Mark Last KingNov. 1875 –
April 1877
Samuel Staughton Sr.May 1880 –
Jun 1880		Alfred DeakinJul 1879 –
Aug 1879		--
Samuel Staughton Sr.May 1880 –
Jun 1880		Robert HarperAug 1879 –
Jun 1880		--
Bryan O'LoghlenJuly 1880 –
Feb 1883		Alfred DeakinJul 1880 –
Mar 1889		--
Samuel Staughton Sr.Feb 1883 –
Aug 1901		----
Samuel Staughton Jr.Sep 1901 –
May 1903		----
Andrew Robert RobertsonJun 1903 –
May 1904		----