Benambra District profile
Features of the District
Location: | Benambra District is a rural electorate situated north-east of Melbourne. |
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Area: | 10,037 square kilometres. |
Towns: | Baranduda, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Corryong, Eskdale, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Mount Beauty, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Tangambalanga, Tawonga, Wahgunyah, Walwa, Wodonga and Yackandandah. |
Features: | The Benambra District features Lake Hume, the Kiewa, Mitta Mitta and Upper Murray Valleys and the Victorian Alps. The historic goldmining towns of Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah and the Falls Creek ski resort are popular tourist attractions. Industries include agriculture, wine production and tourism. |
Upper House Region: | Northern Victoria Region |
TILLEY, Bill
LIBERAL
View details of sitting member on the Victorian Parliament website (external link)
1877-80 | Liberal |
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1880-86 | Conservative |
1886-89 | Liberal |
1889-99 | Conservative |
1899-1902 | Conservative Liberal |
1902-07 | Conservative |
1907-08 | Fusion |
1908-09 | Conservative |
1909-17 | Fusion Liberal/Liberal |
1917-18 | Economy |
1918-32 | National/UAP |
1932-76 | Country/Nationals |
1976-present | Liberal |