Origins of Electoral Division Names - Abolished Divisions
Abolished Divisions
| Division | Date | State | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angas | 1903-1934 1949-1977 |
SA | George Fife Angas (1789-1879) – philanthropist and pioneer of South Australia |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1949-1974 | ACT | Locality name |
| Balaclava | 1901-1984 | VIC | Locality name – railway station |
| Barrier | 1901-1922 | NSW | Geographic feature (Barrier Range) |
| Bland | 1901-1906 | NSW | William Bland (1789-1868) doctor, politician |
| Bonython | 1955-2003 | SA | Sir John Langdon Bonython 1848-1939, a Member of the first Federal Parliament 1901-1906 and proprietor of The Advertiser. |
| Bourke | 1901-1948 | VIC | Sir Richard Bourke (1777-1855) eighth Governor of NSW |
| Burke | 1968-2003 | VIC | Robert O'Hara Burke 1821-1861, a former Irish Policeman, who led the Victorian expedition in 1860 which attempted to cross Australia from south to north. |
| Canobolas | 1901-1906 | NSW | Geographic feature (Mt Canobolas) |
| Coolgardie | 1901-1913 | WA | Locality name |
| Corinella | 1901-1906 1989-1994 |
VIC | Locality name – after the original settlement on the Westernport Bay and derived from the local aboriginal language |
| Dalley | 1901-1968 | NSW | William Bede Dalley (1831-1888) barrister, politician |
| Dampier | 1912-1922 | WA | William Dampier (1651-1715) English sea explorer |
| Darebin | 1948-1968 | VIC | Geographic feature (Darebin Creek) |
| Darling | 1901-1977 | NSW | Sir Ralph Darling (1775-1858) – Governor of the colony of New South Wales 1825-31 |
| Darling Downs | 1901-1984 | QLD | Locality name of district within division |
| Darwin | 1903-1955 | TAS | Geographic feature (Mt Darwin) |
| Diamond Valley | 1968-1984 | VIC | Locality name of district within division |
| Dundas | 1977-1992 | NSW | Locality name |
| East Sydney | 1901-1968 | NSW | Locality name |
| Echuca | 1901-1936 | VIC | Locality name |
| Evans | 1948-1977 | NSW | George William Evans (1775-1852) – early explorer of the New South Wales interior |
| Fawkner | 1906-1968 | VIC | John Pascoe Fawkner (1792-1869) pioneer, one of the founders of Melbourne |
| Grampians | 1901-1922 | VIC | Geographic feature (Grampian Mountains) |
| Gwydir | 1901-2006 | NSW | Gwydir River which was discovered by Allan Cunningham in 1827 and named after Lord Gwydir. Coincidentally Gwydir is also an Aboriginal name meaning ‘river with red banks’. |
| Hawker | 1968-1992 | SA | The Hon CAS Hawker – former member of the House of Representatives for Wakefield |
| Henty | 1912-1989 | VIC | Francis Henty – early settler in Victoria |
| Higinbotham | 1948-1968 | VIC | George Higinbotham (1826-1892) politician, judge |
| Hoddle | 1948-1955 | VIC | Robert Hoddle (1794-1881) surveyor, laid out plan for Melbourne |
| Illawarra | 1901-1922 | NSW | Locality name |
| Laanecoorie | 1901-1912 | VIC | Locality name |
| Lang | 1901-1977 | NSW | John Dunmore Lang (1799-1878) – Presbyterian clergyman, politician and reformer in New South Wales |
| Lawson | 1948-1968 | NSW | Henry Lawson (1867-1922) poet, author |
| Martin | 1922-1955 | NSW | Sir James Martin (1820-1886) politician, Chief Justice of NSW |
| Mernda | 1901-1912 | VIC | Locality name |
| Moira | 1901-1906 | VIC | Locality name (property) |
| Namadgi | 1994-1997 | ACT | Locality name of apparent Aboriginal origin, applied to the mountainous area southwest of Canberra. |
| Nepean | 1906-1922 | NSW | Geographic feature (Nepean River) |
| Northern Melbourne | 1901-1906 | VIC | Locality name |
| Northern Territory | 1922-2001 | NT | Named after the area in which it is located. |
| Phillip | 1948-1992 | NSW | Captain Arthur Phillip – first Governor of the colony of New South Wales |
| Riverina-Darling | 1984-1992 | NSW | Geographical |
| South Sydney | 1901-1934 | NSW | Locality name |
| Southern Melbourne | 1901-1906 | VIC | Locality name |
| St George | 1948-1992 | NSW | Locality name |
| Streeton | 1984-1989 | VIC | Sir Arthur Streeton – original member of the Heidelberg School of Painting |
| West Sydney | 1901-1968 | NSW | Locality name |
| Wilmot | 1903-1984 | TAS | Sir James Eardley Eardley-Wilmot (1783-1847) – Lt. Governor of Tasmania 1843-46 |
| Wimmera | 1901-1977 | VIC | Locality name – a variant of the aboriginal word ‘woomera’ meaning a ‘throwing stick’ |
| Yarra | 1901-1968 | VIC | Geographic feature (Yarra River) |
