The Electoral district of Villiers and Heytesbury was one of the original sixteen electoral districts[1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.
| Villiers and Heytesbury Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1851 |
| Abolished | 1856 |
| Namesake | Counties of Villiers and Heytesbury |
| Demographic | Rural |
The district was located in western Victoria and included the counties of Villiers and Heytesbury,[1] covering the area from Lake Corangamite along the coast westward past Port Fairy.[2]
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house).[3]
Members
editOne member initially, two from 1853.[3]
| Member 1 | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| William Rutledge | Oct 1851[4] – Mar 1854 | Member 2 | Term |
| Claud Farie[5] | Apr 1854[b] – Oct 1855[r] | George Winter | Jun 1853[4] – Aug 1854[r] |
| James Mylne Knight | Dec 1855[b] – Mar 1856 | William Forlonge | Oct 1854 – Mar 1856 |
- r = resigned
- b = by-election
Rutledge later represented Villiers and Heytesbury in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[6]
Forlonge later represented The Murray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from January 1858.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Electoral Districts of South Grant, North Grant, North Grenville, Ripon, Hampden, South Grenville and Polworth, Villiers and Heytesbury, Normanby, Dundas and Follett" (map). 1856. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ a b Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "The Maitland Mercury". Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 12 April 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 20 May 2013.