North Yarra Province

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North Yarra Province
VictoriaLegislative Council
State Victoria
Created1882
Abolished1904

North Yarra Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council, [1] the upper house of the Victorian Parliament. It was created in the redistribution of provinces in 1882 [2] when the original provinces [3] of Central and Eastern were abolished. The new North Yarra, North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South and Melbourne West Provinces were then created. [1]

North Yarra consisted of the following divisions: Hotham North, Hotham South, Fitzroy North, St. Mark's, Fitzroy (East), Fitzroy (West), Darling Gardens, Glasshouse (North), Glasshouse (South), Abbotsford, Footscray, North Williamstown and South Williamstown. [2]

North Yarra Province was abolished in the redistribution of 1904 when new provinces including Melbourne North Province and Melbourne East Province were created. [1]

Members for North Yarra Province

Theodotus Sumner was transferred from the abolished Central Province.

YearMember 1PartyMember 2PartyMember 3Party
1882   Francis Beaver    George Meares    Theodotus Sumner  
1893   James Beaney  
1884
1886   William Roberts  
1887   George Le Fevre  
1888
1890
1891   William Pitt  
1891   Frederick Grimwade  
1892   Nathaniel Levi  
1894
1896
1898
1900
1902

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "The Legislative Council Act 1881". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p.  182 . Retrieved 18 November 2012.

Coordinates: 37°49′S144°54′E / 37.817°S 144.900°E / -37.817; 144.900