Talbot, Dalhousie and Anglesey Victoria—Legislative Council | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1851 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Namesake | Counties of Talbot, Dalhousie and Anglesey |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Talbot, Dalhousie and Anglesey was one of the original sixteen electoral districts [1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.
The district's area was defined as consisting of the three central western Victorian counties of Talbot, Dalhousie and Anglesey. [1]
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house). [2]
One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853. [3]
Member 1 | Term | ||
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John Pascoe Fawkner | Oct 1851 [4] – Mar 1856 | Member 2 | Term |
William Mollison | Jun [4] 1853 – Mar 1856 |
Fawkner went on to represent Central Province in the Victorian Legislative Council from November 1856. [5]
Mollison went on to represent Dundas and Follett in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from April 1858. [5]
(same boundaries as defined in 1851)
For the lower house seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, see South Bourke 1856–1889, or Evelyn and Mornington 1856–1859.
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