A geographical study of electoral redistributions of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1856 to 1903, to assess the role of different factors which influenced boundary selection

The aim of my dissertation was to study the electoral redistributions of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from a geographical perspective to assess the relative importance of different factors that were taken into account when delineating electoral boundaries. Since responsible government in Victoria began in 1855, I considered this an appropriate date from which to initiate my study. I have restricted discussion to the Victorian Lower House and to a relative brief period,mainly because of the shortage of time