Western Province (Victoria)
| Western Province Victoria—Legislative Council | |
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Western Province, 1856 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
| Demographic | Rural |
Western Province was a former electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia), the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria.[1] Victoria was a colony in Australia when Western Province was created. From Federation in 1901, Victoria was a state in the Commonwealth of Australia.
Western Province was one of the six original upper house Provinces of the bi-cameral Victorian Parliament created in November 1856.[2]
Western Province was defined in the Victorian Constitution Act, 1855, as : "Including the Counties of Ripon, Hampden, Heytesbury, Villiers, Normanby, Dundas, and Follett."[3]
In 1882, several new Provinces were created, including Nelson Province and Wellington Province, the numbers of members elected for Western Province was reduced to three from this time.[4] Another redistribution in 1904 reduced the number of members to two.[5]
In 2006, the Western Province (along with all the other provinces in the Legislative Council) was abolished and replaced by regions. All of the area covered by Western Province is contained in the larger Western Victoria Region.[6]
Members for Western Province
Five members initially[3] until 1882.[4] Three from 1882 until 1904,[5] then two members from 1904 until abolition in 2006.
| Member 1 | Member 2 | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Henty | Charles Vaughan | Sir James Palmer | Andrew Cruikshank | Daniel Tierney | Nov 1856 – Mar 1858 |
| Henry Miller [7][8] | Apr 1858 – Jan 1859 | ||||
| Niel Black | Feb 1859 – Jun 1864 | ||||
| Charles Sladen [b] [9] | Jul 1864 – Aug 1866 | ||||
| James Strachan [10] | Aug 1866 – Sep 1868 | ||||
| Robert Simson[11] | Oct 1868 – Aug 1870 | ||||
| Thomas McKellar [12] | Sep 1870 – Nov 1870 | ||||
| William Skene | Dec 1870 – Sep 1874 | ||||
| Thomas Bromell | Oct 1874 – May 1875 | ||||
| Samuel Wilson | Jun 1875 – Sep 1876 | ||||
| Charles Sladen | Sep 1876 – Sep 1878 | ||||
| William Ross | Sep 1878 – May 1880 | ||||
| Robert Simson [b] | Jun 1880 – May 1881 | ||||
| Thomas Cumming | May 1881 – Nov 1882 | ||||
| Nathan Thornley | Nov 1882 – Aug 1888 | ||||
| Samuel Cooke | Sep 1888 – Nov 1888 | ||||
| Agar Wynne | Nov 1888 – Mar 1901 | ||||
| vacant |
Apr 1901 – May 1901 | ||||
| Sir Walter Manifold | Jun 1901 – Mar 1903 | ||||
| Robert Ritchie | Apr 1903 – Nov 1903 | ||||
| Alexander MacLeod | Dec 1903 – May 1904 | ||||
| Apr 1904 – May 1907 | |||||
| Edward White | May 1907 – Jan 1924 | ||||
| Marcus Saltau [b] | Mar 1924 – Jun 1931 | ||||
| William Williamson | Jun 1931 – Jun 1937 | ||||
| Leonard Rodda | Jun 1937 – Jun 1940 | ||||
| Robert Rankin | Jun 1940 – Jul 1943 | ||||
| vacant |
Aug 1943 – Sep 1943 | ||||
| Leonard Rodda | 23 Oct 1943 – Aug 1946 | ||||
| vacant |
Sep 1946 – Oct 1946 | ||||
| Hugh MacLeod | 30 Nov 1946 – Jun 1952 | ||||
| David Arnott | 21 Jun 1952 – 17 Jun 1955 | ||||
| Ronald Mack | 18 Jun 1955 – 20 Jun 1958 | ||||
| Kenneth Gross | 21 Jun 1958 – 12 Feb 1968 | ||||
| Clive Mitchell | 6 Apr 1968 – 18 May 1973 | ||||
| Digby Crozier | 19 May 1973 – 19 Mar 1976 | ||||
| Bruce Chamberlain | 20 Mar 1976 – 1 Mar 1985 | ||||
| Roger Hallam | 2 Mar 1985 – 30 Nov 2002 | ||||
| David Koch | John Vogels | 30 Nov 2002 – 24 Nov 2006 |
- [b] = elected in a by-election
- John Vogels was later a member for Western Victoria Region from 25 November 2006 to 26 November 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- 1 2 "The Legislative Council Act 1881". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 14 Jun 2013.
- 1 2 "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 Jun 2013.
- ↑ "Western Victoria Region profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 Jun 2013.
- ↑ Mellor, Suzanne G. "Miller, Henry (1809–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Declaration of the Poll". Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser. Vic. 2 April 1858. p. 2.
- ↑ "Western Province Nomination". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic. 12 July 1864. p. 2.
- ↑ "Telegraphic". The Brisbane Courier. 11 August 1866. Strachan elected 10 August 1866
- ↑ "By Electric Telegraph". Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser. Vic. 8 October 1868. p. 2. Simson elected unopposed
- ↑ "The Legislative Council". The Australasian. Melb. 20 February 1875. McKellar elected 12 September 1870
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