The Electoral district of Benalla is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is named after the town of Benalla and the seat also includes the towns Bright, Mansfield and Nagambie as well as the tourist attractions of Lake Eildon and the Victorian Alps. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... Benalla (36°33′S 145°58′E) is an agricultural town of about 12,000 people on the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres south of Wangaratta. ... War memorial in centre of Bright Bright (postcode: 3741, ) is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Mansfield in Victoria (red) Mansfield is a small town (population 2,300) in the foothills of the Victorian part of the Australian Alps. ... . Lake Eildon is the impoundment created by Eildon Weir on the Goulburn River in southern Victoria, Australia. ... The Australian Alps viewed from Mount Buffalo The Australian Alps is a general term for the highest mountain ranges in south_eastern Australia. ...

The seat was created in 1904 had has traditionally been held by conservative members. The National Party held the seat from 1943 to 2000 when Denise Allen of the Australian Labor Party unexpectedly and narrowly won the by-election caused by former National Party leader and deputy premier Pat McNamara's resignation from parliament after the 1999 election result. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday September 18, 1999. ...

At the 2002 election Bill Sykes regained the seat for the Nationals, seeing off strong challenges from the Liberal candidate Andrew Dywer and Allen herself. Sykes ended up winning with a margin of 1.97%. Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday November 30, 2002. ...

Members for Benalla

• Tom Trewin Country Party / National Party of Australia 1961 - 1982
• Pat McNamara National Party of Australia 1982 - 2000
• Denise Allen Australian Labor Party 2000 - 2002
• Bill Sykes National Party of Australia 2002 -

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... See also: Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2002-2006 Categories: Lists of members of parliament ...

External links

• Electorate profile: Benalla District, Victorian Electoral Commission
• State Election 2002: Benalla District, Victorian Electoral Commission
• Benalla District By-Election 2000, Victorian Electoral Commission
• State Election 1999: Benalla District, Victorian Electoral Commission