Electoral district of City of Melbourne


The Electoral district of City of Melbourne was one of the original sixteen electoral districts of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856; Victoria having been made a separate colony in Australia in the former year.
The Electoral district of City of Melbourne's area contained the North Melbourne and part of Jika Jika parishes, and was bound in part by Merri Creek, Moonee Ponds and Hobson's Bay.
William Westgarth had been a representative in the New South Wales Legislative Council for the City of Melbourne, and topped the poll for this new district in Victoria.
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Members

Three members initially, the election results were declared on 13 September 1851, members sworn-in November 1851. Six members from the expansion of the Council in 1853.
Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3Term------
William WestgarthSep 1851 –
Apr 1853		John O'ShanassySep 1851 –
Mar 1856		James JohnstonSep 1851 –
Dec 1852		Member 4TermMember 5TermMember 6Term
John SmithMay 1853 –
Mar 1856		John O'ShanassySep 1851 –
Mar 1856		Augustus GreevesJan 1853 –
Mar 1856		John HodgsonAug 1853 –
Mar 1856		Henry LanglandsAug 1853 –
Oct 1853		James MurphyAug 1853 –
Sep 1855
John SmithMay 1853 –
Mar 1856		John O'ShanassySep 1851 –
Mar 1856		Augustus GreevesJan 1853 –
Mar 1856		John HodgsonAug 1853 –
Mar 1856		Frederick SargoodOct 1853 –
Mar 1856		Thomas RaeNov 1855 –
Mar 1856

Election results

13 September 1851, first three members elected.
CandidateVotes
William Westgarth*1202
John O'Shanassy*1168
James Johnston*1128
William Nicholson1094
John Hodgson 618
Augustus Greeves 257
George Ward Cole 219
Total4592