Electoral district for Public Officers

Public Officers Victoria—Legislative Assembly
State	Victoria
Created	1904
Abolished	1907

The Electoral district of Public Officers was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ^[1] The 1903 Constitution Act reserved one seat in the Legislative Assembly to be elected by and from Public Officers and similarly two seats for Railway Officers, and one seat in the Legislative Council for both groups combined. In 1907, these four seats were abolished and such officers voted instead in their electoral district and province and were otherwise prohibited from political campaigning. ^[2]

Members of Public Officers

Member		Party	Term
	David Gaunson [1]	Labour	Jun 1904 [3] – Dec 1906 [4]
	John Carter	Independent	Feb 1907 [5] – Feb 1907

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

References

1. Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1904 (PDF). Vol. 107. Melbourne: S. Brain. 1905. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
2. • Plehwe, R. (September 1983). "Political Rights of Victorian Public Employees". Australian Journal of Public Administration. 42 (3): 362–375. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8500.1983.tb00974.x.
   • Constitution Act 1903 (No. 1864.)
   • Constitution Act 1906 (No. 2075)
3. "State Elections in Victoria". Australian Town and Country Journal. 8 June 1904.
4. "State Politics". Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 28 December 1906.
5. "Set-Back for Labour". The Register. Adelaide, S.A. 2 February 1907.

• "Find a Member". State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.