Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1916–1919

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council at the election of 1 June 1916 up to the election of 5 June 1919. [1] As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1913 triennial election with terms expiring in 1919, while the other half were elected at the 1916 triennial election with terms expiring in 1922.

The Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 defined 17 Provinces with two members each for a total of 34 members. [2]

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
NameParty Province Expiry DueTerm in Office
William Adamson Nationalist South Eastern 19221910–1922
John Aikman [a] Nationalist Melbourne West 19221904–1916; 1916–1922
William Angliss Nationalist Southern 19221912–1952
Austin Austin Non-Labor South Western 19191910–1925
William Baillieu Liberal Northern 19221901–1922
Robert Beckett [b] Non-Labor East Yarra 19191913–1917
William Beckett Labor Melbourne North 19191914–1931; 1934–1952
Theodore Beggs Non-Labor Nelson 19221910–1928
Frederick Brawn Nationalist Wellington 19221907–1934
James Drysdale Brown Nationalist Nelson 19191904–1922
Frank Clarke Nationalist Northern 19191913–1955
Russell Clarke Nationalist Southern 19191910–1937
Edward Crooke
—
 Gippsland 19221893–1922
John Mark Davies
—
 Melbourne 19191889–1895; 1899–1919
Arthur Disney Labor Melbourne West 19191916–1943
Frederick Hagelthorn Nationalist North Western 19191907–1919
Alfred Hicks Nationalist Bendigo 19191904–1921
John Percy Jones Labor Melbourne East 19221910–1940
William Kendell Nationalist North Eastern 19191916–1922
Duncan McBryde
—
 South Eastern 19191891–1896; 1901–1919
John Y. McDonald [c]
—
 Wellington 19191898–1917
Adam McLellan [d] Labor Melbourne East 19191904–1917
John McWhae Nationalist Melbourne 19221910–1921
Walter Manifold Nationalist Western 19221901–1924
Donald Melville [e]
—
 Melbourne North 19221882–1919
James Merritt Nationalist East Yarra 19221913–1928
Thomas Payne Nationalist Melbourne South 19221901–1928
William Pearson [f]
—
 Gippsland 19191896–1916
Richard Rees Country North Western 19221903–1919
Horace Richardson Nationalist South Western 19221912–1934
Arthur Robinson Nationalist Melbourne South 19191912–1925
Arthur Sachse
—
 North Eastern 19221892–1920
Joseph Sternberg Nationalist Bendigo 19221891–1928
Edward James White Nationalist Western 19191907–1931

John Mark Davies was President; Arthur Sachse was Chairman of Committees.

[a] Aikman was defeated by Daniel McNamara at the 1916 elections, but McNamara was found to be ineligible and Aikman was returned to the seat. [3]
[b] R. Beckett died 2 June 1917; replaced by William Edgar in July 1917.
[c] McDonald left the Council in January 1917; replaced by Alexander Bell in March 1917.
[d] McLellan resigned April 1917; replaced by Daniel McNamara in May 1917.
[e] Melville died 20 March 1919; replaced by Esmond Kiernan in June 1919.
[f] Pearson left the Council in October 1916; replaced by George Martley Davis in January 1917.

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References

  1. ↑ "Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "DISPUTED ELECTION". The Australasian . CI (2, 631). Victoria, Australia. 2 September 1916. p. 26. Retrieved 10 July 2019– via National Library of Australia.
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