Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1874–1876
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 12-25 March 1874 to the elections of 15 August to 15 November 1876.[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 |
| James Balfour | South | 1874–1913 |
| 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 |
| Frank Dobson | South | 1870–1895 |
| Nicholas Fitzgerald | North-Western | 1864–1908 |
| Alexander Fraser | North-Western | 1858–1881 |
| James Graham | Central | 1853–1854; 1866–1886 |
| Thomas Hamilton | South | 1872–1884 |
| James Henty | South-Western | 1853–1882 |
| William Highett | Eastern | 1853–1856; 1857–1880 |
| Robert Hope [a] | South-Western | 1856–1864; 1867–1874 |
| Caleb Jenner | South-Western | 1863–1886 |
| Thomas McKellar [b] | Western | 1870–1875 |
| William Mitchell | North-Western | 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 |
| Francis Murphy | Eastern | 1851–1853; 1853–1856; 1872–1876 |
| Francis Robertson | North-Western | 1860–1864; 1868–1886 |
| Philip Russell [c] | South-Western | 1869–1875; 1880–1886 |
| Frederick T. Sargood | Central | 1874–1880; 1882–1901 |
| Robert Simson | Western | 1868–1878; 1880–1882 |
| William Skene | Western | 1870–1876 |
| James Strachan [d] | Western | 1851–1866; 1866–1874 |
| Theodotus Sumner | Central | 1873–1883 |
| John Wallace | Eastern | 1873–1901 |
| Benjamin Williams [e] | Eastern | 1856–1874 |
William Mitchell was President of the Council, Caleb Jenner was Chairman of Committees.[2]
- [a] Hope retired in August 1874, replaced by Henry Cuthbert in a by-election the same month.[4]
- [b] McKellar retired around May 1875, replaced by Samuel Wilson in June 1875.
- [c] Russell retired in March 1875, replaced by George Belcher in an April 1875 by-election.[5]
- [d] Strachan retired in September 1874, replaced by Thomas Bromell in by-election the same month.[6]
- [e] Williams died 30 December 1874, replaced by William Wilson in a January 1875 by-election
References
- ↑ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Victorian Hansard, Session 1874 18. John Ferres, Melb. 1874.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Legislative Council". The Australian (Melbourne). 29 August 1874. p. 14.
- ↑ "South-Western Province Election". The Argus (Melbourne). 10 April 1875. p. 7.
- ↑ "Legislative Council". The Australian (Melbourne). 19 September 1874. p. 14.
- Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
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