Public and Railway Officers Province

Public and Railway Officers Province Victoria—Legislative Council
State	Victoria
Created	1904
Abolished	1907

The Public and Railway Officers seat was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The 1903 Constitution Act reserved one seat in the Legislative Assembly to be elected by and from Public Officers and similarly two seats for Railway Officers, and one seat in the Legislative Council for both groups combined. In 1907, these four seats were abolished and such officers voted instead in their electoral district and province and were otherwise prohibited from political campaigning. ^[4]

Members of Public and Railway Officers

Member		Party	Term
	William Evans [1]	Labor	Jun 1904 – Mar 1907

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Council

References

1. "William John Evans". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
2. "Public and Railway Service Vote". The Argus . 26 May 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2012– via National Library of Australia.
3. Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1904 (PDF). Vol. 107. Melbourne: S. Brain. 1905.
4. • Plehwe, R. (September 1983). "Political Rights of Victorian Public Employees". Australian Journal of Public Administration. 42 (3): 362–375. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8500.1983.tb00974.x.
   • Constitution Act 1903 (No. 1864.)
   • Constitution Act 1906 (No. 2075)