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The City of Prahran was a local government area about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 9.55 square kilometres (3.69 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994, when it was merged with the City of Malvern to create the City of Stonnington .
This is a list of mayors and chairmen of the City of Prahran, a former local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and its precedents. It existed from 1854 until 1994 when it merged with the City of Malvern to form the new City of Stonnington .
Prahran (/ p r ə ˈ r æ n / prə-RAN, also colloquially / p ə ˈ r æ n / pə-RAN or / p r æ n / PRAN), is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a population of 12,203 at the 2021 census. [1]
The 1945 Prahran state by-election was held on 18 August 1945 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of Liberal Party MP John Ellis. [3] It was held on the same day as a New South Wales state by-election in Blacktown and a federal by-election in Fremantle .
The 1951 Prahran state by-election was held on 16 June 1951 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP Frank Crean. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Crean resigned to contest the federal election on 28 April 1951 , where he was elected as the member for Melbourne Ports .
The party last held Prahran from 2002 to 2010 with Tony Lupton and was narrowly defeated by Hibbins at the 2014 Victorian state election. [23] [24] This would be the first election in Prahran history, not to have a Labor candidate running. However, Lupton himself has declared his intention to recontest the seat as an independent, citing ...
The 1949 Prahran state by-election was held on 22 January 1949 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor Party MP Bill Quirk. [ 1 ] Frank Crean retained the seat for Labor, gaining a swing of 1% over the Liberal Party , which was serving in government at the time. [ 2 ]
Prahran Town Hall [1] is a civic building located on the corner of Chapel Street and Greville Street in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. After the amalgamation of the City of Prahran with the City of Malvern in 1994 to form the City of Stonnington , the Town Hall is now vacant.