Electoral district of Wellington (Legislative Council)

Wellington; Western Australia—Legislative Council
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1870–1890
Namesake	Wellington Land District

Last updated March 29, 2019

Wellington was an electoral district of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1870 to 1890, during the period when the Legislative Council was the sole chamber of the Parliament of Western Australia.

Western Australian Legislative Council upper house of the Legislature of the state of Western Australia

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Only two men were ever elected to represent Wellington in the Legislative Council – James Lee-Steere, who served from 1870 to 1880, and Harry Venn, who served from 1880 to 1890. Both went on to serve in the Legislative Assembly following the advent of responsible government in 1890.^[3]

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Members

Member		Party	Term
	James Lee-Steere	None	1870–1880
	Harry Venn	None	1880–1890

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References

↑ Legislative Council (33 Vict. No. 13), Western Australian Numbered Acts, AustLII. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
↑ Legislative Council (37 Vict. No. 22), Western Australian Numbered Acts, AustLII. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
↑ The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ., p. 370.

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[1] Legislative Council (33 Vict. No. 13), Western Australian Numbered Acts, AustLII. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[2] Legislative Council (37 Vict. No. 22), Western Australian Numbered Acts, AustLII. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ., p. 370.