Electoral district of Gippsland North


Gippsland North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria located in northern Gippsland from 1859 to 1955.
In 1859, the Electoral district of Gippsland was abolished and new districts of Electoral district of North Gipps Land and South Gipps Land were created.
The district of North Gipps Land was defined in the Victorian Electoral Act, 1858 as:

Members

One member initially, two from 1877, One member again from 1889 when the new Electoral district of Gippsland Central was created.
North Gipps Land North Gipps Land North Gipps Land North Gipps Land
Member 1Term--
John Johnson Oct 1859 – July 1861--
John EverardAug 1861 – Aug 1861--
George MackayNov 1861 – Apr 1864--
John EverardApr 1864 – Aug 1864--
William Pearson, Sr.Nov 1864 – Dec 1867--
Frederick Leopold SmythMar 1868 – Mar? 1875--
James McKeanMay 1875 – July 1876Member 2Term
Charles Gavan DuffyAug 1876 – Feb 1880Frederick Leopold SmythMay 1877 – Feb 1880
Allan McLeanMay 1880 – Mar 1889James McKeanMay 1880 – Feb 1883
Allan McLeanMay 1880 – Mar 1889Albert HarrisFeb 1883 – Mar 1889
Gippsland NorthGippsland North--
Allan McLean Mar 1889 – May 1901--
Hubert Keogh June 1901 – Dec 1908--
James McLachlan Dec 1908 – Sep 1938--
Alexander Borthwick Nov 1938 – May 1942--
Bill Fulton20 June 1942 – 9 November 1945--
James Johns10 November 1945 – 7 November 1947--
Bill Fulton 8 November 1947 – 5 December 1952--
Hector Stoddart 6 December 1952 – 27 May 1955--

Election Auditors

John Lightfoot Esquire, a resident of Sale, was re-appointed as the Election Auditor for the district of North Gipps Land in July 1859.

Elections

At the 1859 election for North Gipps Land, Mr Boyd Cuninghame nominated Mr Johnson of Mewburn Park. Mr Johnson was a long time resident and his political views were well known. The nomination was seconded by Mr P. McArdell. No other candidate was nominated and therefore Mr Johnson was duly declared elected.