Electoral district of Daylesford
Former electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia
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The Electoral district of Daylesford was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1] It included the town of Daylesford, around 155 km north-west of Melbourne.
| Daylesford Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1927 |
| Namesake | Town of Daylesford |
| Demographic | Rural |
It was merged, along with Maryborough, into the Electoral district of Maryborough and Daylesford in 1927.[1]
Members for Daylesford
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wheeler | Unaligned | 1889–1900 | |
| Donald McLeod | Liberal | 1900–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1923 | ||
| James McDonald | Labor | 1923* | |
| Roderick McLeod | Nationalist | 1923–1924 | |
| James McDonald | Labor | 1924–1927 | |
- In the 1923 by-election, James McDonald of Labor was initially declared the winner, but a later recount established that Roderick McLeod had won.
