Electoral district of Castlemaine


Castlemaine was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1904. It included the towns of Castlemaine, Muckleford and Harcourt.
It was preceded by the Electoral district of Castlemaine Boroughs, which existed from 1856 to 1859 and was one of the original districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
In 1904 the district of Castlemaine was abolished, and a new electorate, the Electoral district of Castlemaine and Maldon, was created. One of the last members of Castlemaine, Harry Lawson, represented Castlemaine and Maldon from 1904 to 1927.

Members for Castlemaine

Three members were initially elected. Two members from May 1877.
Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3Term
Butler Cole AspinallOct 1859 – Sep 1860 John MacadamOct 1859 – May 1861Vincent PykeOct 1859 – Jun 1862
James ChapmanNov 1860 – Oct 1861Alexander John SmithMay 1861 – July 1861George Allen SmythNov 1862 – Aug 1864
Alexander John SmithNov 1861 – Aug 1864John MacadamAug 1861 – Aug 1864George Allen SmythNov 1862 – Aug 1864
William ZealNov 1864 – Dec 1865Thomas CarpenterNov 1864 – Dec 1865Samuel BindonNov 1864 – Oct 1868
William BaillieFeb 1866 – Nov 1870James FarrellFeb 1866 – May? 1878Richard KittoFeb 1869 – Jan 1871
James PattersonDec 1870 – Oct 1895James FarrellFeb 1866 – May? 1878William ZealApr 1871 – Mar 1874
James PattersonDec 1870 – Oct 1895James FarrellFeb 1866 – May? 1878Robert WalkerMay 1874 – Apr 1877
James PattersonDec 1870 – Oct 1895Charles PearsonJuly 1878 – Feb 1883
James PattersonDec 1870 – Oct 1895James ServiceFeb 1883 – Feb 1886
James PattersonDec 1870 – Oct 1895William GordonMar 1886 – Sep 1894
James McCayNov 1895 – Dec 1899Edward WilliamsOct 1894 – May 1904
Harry LawsonDec 1899 – May 1904Edward WilliamsOct 1894 – May 1904