The Division of Mernda was an

Australian electoral division Electorates (also known as electoral divisions or seats) of the Australian House of Representatives are single member electoral districts for the lower house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. There are currently 150 electorates. Constitut ...

in the

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. It was named after the town of

Mernda Mernda is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. Mernda recorded a population of 23,369 at the 2021 census. Hi ...

, now a suburb in the

City of Whittlesea The City of Whittlesea is a local government area located in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covers an area of , and in June 2023, it had an estimated population of 245,029 and is one ...

in the northern suburbs of

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. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. When the division was created, it originally included the towns of Lilydale and

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(now suburbs), towns in the

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area, and the towns of

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, Yea. It was redistributed on 13 July 1906 to include the towns of Gisborne and

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, replacing the abolished Division of Corinella. It was abolished at the redistribution of 1 February 1913, replaced by other divisions such as: *

Division of Corio The Division of Corio () is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the states and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was ...

(majority of the old Division of Mernda, including Gisborne, Epping, Whittlesea and Wallan) *

Division of Bourke The Division of Bourke was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the List of Australian electorates conteste ...

(Thomastown, Watsonia and Eltham) *

Division of Maribyrnong The Division of Maribyrnong () is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located in the inner north-west ...

(Broadmeadows and surrounding area) *

Division of Echuca The Division of Echuca was an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. After 1919, it was a safe sea ...

(Wandong, Broadford and Seymour) *

Division of Flinders The Division of Flinders is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division is one of the List of Australian electorates contested at every election, origin ...

(Lilydale and Yarra Valley areas) *

Division of Indi The Division of Indi ( ) is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the states and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division is located in the north-east o ...

(Yea and Alexandra) * Division of Grampians (Kyneton and Woodend)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mernda, Division Of 1901 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1901

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