The electoral district of Gippsland West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 along with Gippsland Central and Gippsland East. Gippsland North and Gippsland South were resized at the same time. The electorate was dissolved in 2002.
The principal towns of Gippsland West included Pakenham, Drouin, Warragul and Trafalgar.
Members for Gippsland West First incarnation (1889–1976)MemberPartyTerm Arthur Groom None 1889–1892 George Turner None 1892–1900 Arthur Nichols Ministerialist/Independent 1900–1902 John Mackey Ministerialist 1902–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917 Nationalist 1917–1924 Arthur Walter Country 1924–1929 Matthew Bennett Country 1929–1950 Leslie Cochrane Country 1950–1970 Rob Maclellan Liberal 1970–1976Second incarnation (1985–2002)MemberPartyTerm Alan Brown Liberal 1985–1996 Susan Davies Independent 1997–2002
Election results
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