This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 16 September – 2 November 1868 to the elections of 24 August to 10 December 1870.[1]
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.[2]
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- Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
James Palmer was President of the Council, William Mitchell was Chairman of Committees.[3]
- [a] Fawkner died 4 September 1869; replaced by Henry Walsh, sworn-in September 1869.
- [b] Learmonth took leave of absence on or after September 1868[4][5] and resigned;[3] replaced by Philip Russell, sworn-in April 1869.
References
edit- ^ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b Victorian Hansard, Session 1869 (PDF). Vol. 6. John Ferres, Melb. 1869.
- ^ "Thomas Learmonth". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Thursday, March 25, 1869". The Argus. 25 March 1869. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via Trove.
- "Former Members". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 25 August 2022.