Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1878–1880
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 17 August – 16 September 1878 to the elections of 20 March – 14 July 1880.[1][2]
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.[3]
- Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
Name | Province | Term in Office |
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Robert Anderson | Eastern | 1866–1883 |
James Balfour | South | 1874–1913 |
George Belcher | South-Western | 1875–1886 |
Niel Black | Western | 1859–1880 |
Thomas Bromell | Western | 1874–1887 |
James Buchanan | South | 1876–1898 |
William Campbell | North-Western | 1851–1854; 1862–1882 |
William John Clarke | South | 1878–1897 |
George Ward Cole [a] | Central | 1853–1855; 1859–1879 |
John Cumming | South-Western | 1870–1880 |
Henry Cuthbert | South-Western | 1874–1907 |
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 |
William Edward Hearn | Central | 1878–1888 |
James Henty | South-Western | 1853–1882 |
William Highett | Eastern | 1853–1856; 1857–1880 |
Caleb Jenner | South-Western | 1863–1886 |
William Mitchell | North-Western | 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 |
Robert Dyce Reid | Eastern | 1876–1881 |
Francis Robertson | North-Western | 1860–1864; 1868–1886 |
William Ross | Western | 1878–1888 |
Frederick T. Sargood | Central | 1874–1880; 1882–1901 |
Charles Sladen | Western | 1855–1856; 1864–1868; 1876–1882 |
Theodotus Sumner | Central | 1873–1883 |
John Wallace | Eastern | 1873–1901 |
Samuel Wilson | Western | 1875–1881 |
William Wilson | Eastern | 1875–1880 |
William Mitchell was President of the Council, Caleb Jenner was Chairman of Committees.[2]
- [a] Cole died 26 April 1879, replaced by James Lorimer who was elected unopposed 12 May 1879[4] sworn-in in July 1879.
References
- ^ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b Victorian Hansard, Session 1878 (PDF). Vol. 29. John Ferres, Melb. 1878.
- ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Central Province Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 May 1879. p. 8.
- Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
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