Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1870–1872
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 24 August to 10 December 1870 to the elections of 24 August to September 1872.[1][2]
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.[3]
VLC Electoral Provinces, 1856–1882
- Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
| Name | Province | Term in Office |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Turner à Beckett | Central | 1852–1856; 1858–1878 |
| William à Beckett | South | 1868–1876 |
| Robert Anderson | Eastern | 1866–1883 |
| John Pinney Bear | South | 1863–1878 |
| Niel Black | Western | 1859–1880 |
| William Campbell | North-Western | 1851–1854; 1862–1882 |
| George Ward Cole | Central | 1853–1855; 1859–1879 |
| John Cumming | South-Western | 1870–1880 |
| William Degraves | South | 1860–1874 |
| Frank Dobson | South | 1870–1895 |
| Nicholas Fitzgerald | North-Western | 1864–1908 |
| Alexander Fraser | North-Western | 1858–1881 |
| James Graham | Central | 1853–1854; 1866–1886 |
| James Henty | South-Western | 1853–1882 |
| William Highett | Eastern | 1853–1856; 1857–1880 |
| Robert Hope | South-Western | 1856–1864; 1867–1874 |
| Caleb Jenner | South-Western | 1863–1886 |
| Thomas McKellar | Western | 1870–1875 |
| William Mitchell | North-Western | 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 |
| Henry Morgan Murphy | Eastern | 1864–1873 |
| John O'Shanassy | Central | 1851–1856; 1868–1874 |
| William Henry Pettet [a] | South | 1864–1871 |
| Francis Robertson | North-Western | 1860–1864; 1868–1886 |
| Philip Russell | South-Western | 1869–1875; 1880–1886 |
| Robert Simson | Western | 1868–1878; 1880–1882 |
| William Skene | Western | 1870–1876 |
| James Strachan | Western | 1851–1866; 1866–1874 |
| Robert Turnbull | Eastern | 1851–1853; 1864–1872 |
| Henry Walsh [b] | Central | 1869–1871 |
| Benjamin Williams | Eastern | 1856–1874 |
William Mitchell was President of the Council, Robert Hope was Chairman of Committees.[2]
- [a] Pettet (sometimes spelt Pettett) died 2 December 1871, replaced by Thomas Hamilton in April 1872
- [b] Walsh resigned in May 1871, replaced by Archibald Michie in a June 1871 by-election[4] (sworn in August)
References
- ↑ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Victorian Hansard, Session 1870 XI. John Ferres, Melb. 1870.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Central Province Election". The Argus (Melbourne). 22 June 1871.
- Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
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