Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1870–1872

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]

VLC Electoral Provinces, 1856–1882
Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
NameProvinceTerm in Office
Thomas Turner à BeckettCentral1852–1856; 1858–1878
William à BeckettSouth1868–1876
Robert AndersonEastern1866–1883
John Pinney BearSouth1863–1878
Niel BlackWestern1859–1880
William CampbellNorth-Western1851–1854; 1862–1882
George Ward ColeCentral1853–1855; 1859–1879
John CummingSouth-Western1870–1880
William DegravesSouth1860–1874
Frank DobsonSouth1870–1895
Nicholas FitzgeraldNorth-Western1864–1908
Alexander FraserNorth-Western1858–1881
James GrahamCentral1853–1854; 1866–1886
James HentySouth-Western1853–1882
William HighettEastern1853–1856; 1857–1880
Robert HopeSouth-Western1856–1864; 1867–1874
Caleb JennerSouth-Western1863–1886
Thomas McKellarWestern1870–1875
William MitchellNorth-Western1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884
Henry Morgan MurphyEastern1864–1873
John O'ShanassyCentral1851–1856; 1868–1874
William Henry Pettet [a]South1864–1871
Francis RobertsonNorth-Western1860–1864; 1868–1886
Philip RussellSouth-Western1869–1875; 1880–1886
Robert SimsonWestern1868–1878; 1880–1882
William SkeneWestern1870–1876
James StrachanWestern1851–1866; 1866–1874
Robert TurnbullEastern1851–1853; 1864–1872
Henry Walsh [b]Central1869–1871
Benjamin WilliamsEastern1856–1874

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)

References

  1. "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. Victorian Hansard, Session 1870 (PDF). 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.
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