Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1870–1872

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 24 August to 10 December 1870 to the elections of 24 August to September 1872. [1] [2]

There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province. [3]

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VLC Electoral Provinces, 1856–1882
Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
Name Province Term in Office
Thomas Turner à Beckett Central 1852–1856; 1858–1878
William à Beckett South 1868–1876
Robert Anderson Eastern 1866–1883
John Pinney Bear South 1863–1878
Niel Black Western 1859–1880
William Campbell North-Western 1851–1854; 1862–1882
George Ward Cole Central 1853–1855; 1859–1879
John Cumming South-Western 1870–1880
William Degraves South 1860–1874
Frank Dobson South 1870–1895
Nicholas Fitzgerald North-Western 1864–1908
Alexander Fraser North-Western 1858–1881
James Graham Central 1853–1854; 1866–1886
James Henty South-Western 1853–1882
William Highett Eastern 1853–1856; 1857–1880
Robert Hope South-Western 1856–1864; 1867–1874
Caleb Jenner South-Western 1863–1886
Thomas McKellar Western 1870–1875
William Mitchell North-Western 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884
Henry Morgan Murphy Eastern 1864–1873
John O'Shanassy Central 1851–1856; 1868–1874
William Henry Pettet [a] South 1864–1871
Francis Robertson North-Western 1860–1864; 1868–1886
Philip Russell South-Western 1869–1875; 1880–1886
Robert Simson Western 1868–1878; 1880–1882
William Skene Western 1870–1876
James Strachan Western 1851–1866; 1866–1874
Robert Turnbull Eastern 1851–1853; 1864–1872
Henry Walsh [b] Central 1869–1871
Benjamin Williams Eastern 1856–1874

William Mitchell was President of the Council, Robert Hope was Chairman of Committees. [2]

[a] Pettet (sometimes spelt Pettett) died 2 December 1871, replaced by Thomas Hamilton in April 1872
[b] Walsh resigned in May 1871, replaced by Archibald Michie in a June 1871 by-election [4] (sworn in August)

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References

  1. "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 Victorian Hansard, Session 1870 (PDF). Vol. XI. John Ferres, Melb. 1870.
  3. Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p.  183 . Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "Central Province Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 June 1871.