Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1886–1888

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 3 September 1886 to the elections of 31 August 1888.[1]

There were fourteen Provinces, each returning three members for a total of 42 members.

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
Name Province Term in Office
James Balfour South-Eastern 1874–1913
James Beaney North Yarra 1883–1891
Francis Beaver [a] North Yarra 1854–1856; 1882–1887
James Bell North-Western 1882–1904
Thomas Bromell [b] Nelson 1874–1887
Frederick Brown North-Eastern 1884–1903
James Buchanan South-Eastern 1876–1898
William John Clarke South 1878–1897
Joseph Connor South-Western 1886–1899
David Coutts North-Western 1882–1897
Thomas Forrest Cumming Western 1881–1888
Henry Cuthbert Wellington 1874–1907
Frank Dobson South-Eastern 1870–1895
John Dougharty Gippsland 1880–1888
Thomas Dowling Nelson 1886–1904
Nicholas Fitzgerald North-Central 1864–1908
Simon Fraser South Yarra 1886–1901
Henry Gore Wellington 1886–1892
Cornelius Ham Melbourne 1882–1904
David Ham Wellington 1886–1904
Patrick Hanna North-Eastern 1882–1888
William Edward Hearn Melbourne 1878–1888
Thomas Henty [c] South 1884–1887
James Lorimer Melbourne 1879–1889
James MacBain South Yarra 1880–1892
William McCulloch Gippsland 1880–1903
Donald Melville South 1882–1919
Francis Ormond South-Western 1882–1889
William Pearson, Sr. Gippsland 1881–1893
Walter Simpson Northern 1886–1889
William Roberts North Yarra 1886–1892
William Robertson South-Western 1886–1888
William Ross Western 1878–1888
Frederick T. Sargood South Yarra 1874–1880; 1882–1901
William Stanbridge North-Central 1881–1892
David Chaplin Sterry Northern 1882–1889
Nathan Thornley Western 1882–1903
John Wallace North-Eastern 1873–1901
James Williamson Nelson 1882–1888
William Irving Winter Northern 1884–1901
George Young North-Western 1882–1891
William Zeal North-Central 1882–1901

James MacBain was President of the Council, Frank Dobson was Chairman of Committees.

[a] Beaver died 7 October 1887; replaced by George Le fevre, sworn-in November 1887.
[b] Bromell died 9 October 1887; replaced by James Philip Macpherson, sworn-in November 1887
[c] Henty died September 1887; replaced by Charles James, sworn-in October 1887.

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2014.


Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1884–1886 • 1886–1888 • 1888–1890

Legislative Assembly

1883–1886 • 1886–1889 • 1889–1892