South Western Province (Victoria)

South Western Province
Victoria—Legislative Council

South-Western Province, 1856
State Victoria
Created 1856
Abolished 1979

South Western Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1][2]

It was one of the six original upper house Provinces of the bi-cameral Victorian Parliament created in November 1856, initially it had five members.[1] Victoria was a colony in Australia when South-Western Province was created.

The area of South Western Province was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act, 1855, as "Including the Counties of Grant, Grenville, and Polwarth."[3] The Act came into effect in 1856.

It was finally abolished in 1979 after the redistribution of 1976 when several new provinces were created, including Geelong Province.[2]

Members for South Western Province

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council, five members initially.[1] Three members after the redistribution of provinces in 1882,[4][5] South Eastern, South Yarra, North Yarra, North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South, Melbourne West and Wellington Provinces were created. Two members after another redistribution of provinces in 1904 when Melbourne South and Melbourne West Provinces (and others) were created.[2]

Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 5 Term
James Henty[jh] William Roope James Cowie Robert Hope James Strachan[js] [r] Nov 1856 – Sep 1858
George Coppin [r] Oct 1858 – Sep 1860
John McCrae Nov 1860 – Feb 1863
Caleb Jenner[b] Mar 1863 – Aug 1864
vacant
 Sep 1864 – Nov 1864
John Lowe [d] Nov 1864 – Jun 1866
vacant
 Jul 1866 – Sep 1866
George Rolfe[b] [6] Oct 1866 – Jan 1867
vacant
 Feb 1867 – Mar 1867
Thomas Learmonth [7] [r] Mar 1867 – Apr 1867
Robert Hope[b] Apr 1867 – Sep 1868
Philip Russell [b] [r] Apr 1869 – Feb 1870
John Cumming [b] Mar 1870 – Sep 1874
Henry Cuthbert[t] Sep 1874 – Mar 1875
George Belcher[b][t] May 1875 – Aug 1880
Philip Russell[r] Sep 1880 – Jan 1882
Francis Ormond [8] [b] Jan 1882 – Nov 1882
    Nov 1882 – May 1886
Joseph Connor [b] Jun 1886 – Jul 1886
William Robertson [b] Jul 1886 – Aug 1888
Sidney Austin Sep 1888 – May 1889
Donald Wallace [9] [b] [r] Jun 1889 – Nov 1894
Joseph Grey [10] [b] Dec 1894 – Jul 1896
Sir Henry Wrixon[r] Aug 1896 – Jun 1899
Thomas Harwood [11] [b] Jul 1899 – May 1904
  Jun 1904 – Jun 1910
Austin Austin [b] Jul 1910 – Apr 1912
Horace Richardson [b] May 1912 – May 1925
Howard Hitchcock Jun 1925 – Jun 1931
Gordon McArthur Jun 1931 – Jun 1934
John Percy Jones Jun 1934 – Jun 1940
Allan McDonald Jun 1940 – Jun 1952
Don Ferguson Jun 1952 – Jun 1958
Geoffrey Thom Jun 1958 – Aug 1965
Stanley Gleeson[b] Sep 1965 – Jun 1970
Glyn Jenkins May 1970 – Mar 1976
  Apr 1976 – May 1979

Notes

[b] elected in by-election
[d] died in office
[r] resigned
[t] George Belcher and Henry Cuthbert transferred to the new Wellington Province in November 1882.[2]
[jh] Henty was previously a member of the unicameral Council for Portland 1853–56
[js] Strachan was previously a member of the unicameral Council for Geelong 1851–56

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Legislative Council Act 1881". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Victorian Hansard, Session 1883 (PDF). 42. John Ferres, Melb. 1883.
  6. ↑ "South-Western Province Election". Ballarat Star. 15 October 1866.
  7. ↑ "Parliament, Legislative Council". The Australasian. Melbourne, Vic. 16 March 1867.
  8. ↑ "Latest Intelligence". Camperdown Chronicle. 28 January 1882. Ormond elected unopposed in January, sworn-in in April
  9. ↑ "Melbourne Notes". The Maffra Spectator. 27 June 1889.
  10. ↑ "The South-Western Province Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 December 1894. (sworn in Jan 1895)
  11. ↑ "The South-Western Province Election". The Horsham Times. 21 July 1899. (sworn in Aug 1899)

Coordinates: 38°0′S 144°0′E / 38.000°S 144.000°E / -38.000; 144.000

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