The Electoral district of Benambra is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in north-east Victoria and includes the towns of Chiltern, Wodonga, Yackandandah, Beechworth, Tallangatta, and Corryong. It covers an area of 9 thousand square kilometres. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Chiltern is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Hume Highway, between Wangaratta and Wodonga, in the Indigo Shire. ... Wodonga () is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ... Yackandandah is a small town in northeast Victoria, Australia. ... Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, having experienced major growth during the Gold Rush days of the mid-1800s. ... Tallangatta is a small town with a population of 923 people (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 figures) in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, situated on the banks of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately 40 kilometres south-east of Albury-Wodonga. ... Corryong (36°11′S 147°53′E) is a small town in Victoria, Australia. ...

Members for Benambra

• John Leckie Commonwealth Liberal Party (Fusion) / Nationalist Party of Australia 1913 - 1917
• Lou Lieberman Liberal Party of Australia 1976 - 1992
• Tony Plowman Liberal Party of Australia 1992 -

John Leckie was an Australian farmer turned politician from the early 1900’s. ... The Commonwealth Liberal Party, usually called The Fusion, was a political movement active in Australia shortly after federation. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...

External link

• Victorian Electoral Comission - Benambra District