Southern Province (Victoria)
| Southern Province Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
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South Province, 1856 | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| Abolished | 1970 |
Southern Province (also known as South Province)[1] was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council.[2][3]
Victoria was a colony in Australia when South Province was created in 1856.
South Province was one of the six original upper house Provinces of the bi-cameral Victorian Parliament created in November 1856.[1][2] South Province was finally abolished in 1970 after Boronia Province and Templestowe Province were created in 1967.[3]
Members for Southern Province
These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council. Five members initially,[2][3] three from the redistribution of provinces in 1882 when South Eastern, South Yarra, North Yarra, North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South, Melbourne West and Wellington Provinces were created,[3] two from 1904 when more provinces were created.[4][5]
Donald Kennedy had been a nominated member of the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council from September 1854 to March 1856.[3]
| Member 1 | Member 2 | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bennett [r] | William J. T. Clarke [r] | Thomas Power | Thomas McCombie [r] | Donald Kennedy | Nov 1856 – Oct 1859 |
| Gideon Rutherford [b] | Nov 1859 – Sep 1860 | ||||
| William Degraves [r] | Sep 1860 – Jan 1861 | ||||
| Joseph Sutherland | Feb 1861 – Sep 1862 | ||||
| William J. T. Clarke [6] [r] | Oct 1862 – May 1863 | ||||
| John Bear | Jun 1863 – Feb 1864 | ||||
| vacant |
Mar 1864 | ||||
| William Taylor [b] | Apr 1864 – Sep 1864 | ||||
| William Pettett [7] [d] | Oct 1864 – Sep 1866 | ||||
| John Sherwin [d] | Sep 1866 – Aug 1868 | ||||
| William à Beckett | Sep 1868 – Nov 1870 | ||||
| Frank Dobson | Dec 1870 – Dec 1871 | ||||
| Thomas Hamilton [8] [b] | Dec 1871 – May 1874 | ||||
| James Balfour | Jun 1874 – Sep 1876 | ||||
| James Buchanan | Sep 1876 – Sep 1878 | ||||
| Sir William Clarke | Sep 1878 – Nov 1882 | ||||
| Donald Melville | Dec 1882 – Aug 1884 | ||||
| Thomas Henty | Sep 1884 – Sep 1887 | ||||
| Charles James [b] | Oct 1887 – Sep 1890 | ||||
| Thomas Brunton | Sep 1890 – May 1897 | ||||
| Sir Rupert Clarke | Jun 1897 – May 1904 | ||||
| William Embling | Nicholas Fitzgerald[5] | Jun 1904 – Aug 1908 | |||
| George Dickie [b] | Sep 1908 – Sep 1910 | ||||
| Russell Clarke [b] | Sep 1910 – May 1912 | ||||
| Sir William Angliss | Jun 1912 – Jun 1937 | ||||
| Gilbert Chandler | Jun 1937 – Jun 1952 | ||||
| Roy Rawson | Jun 1952 – Jun 1958 | ||||
| Sir Raymond Garrett | Jun 1958 – Mar 1967 | ||||
| Apr 1967 – May 1970 |
In 1882 new provinces were created, James Balfour went on to represent South Western Province from 1882 to 1904. James Buchanan went on to represent South Eastern Province from 1882 to 1898.
Raymond Garrett represented Templestowe Province from 1970 to 1976 after Southern Province was abolished.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 18 Nov 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 19 Oct 2012.
- ↑ "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- 1 2 "State Elections in Victoria". Australian Town and Country Journal. 8 June 1904.
- ↑ "In last night's Gazette". The Argus. Melbourne. 8 October 1862. p. 4. Clarke elected in October, sworn-in in Jan 1863
- ↑ "The Gazette". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 October 1864. p. 5. Pettett elected in October, sworn-in in November
- ↑ "Monday, 25 December 1871". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 December 1871. p. 5. Hamilton elected unopposed in December, sworn-in in April 1872
Coordinates: 38°0′S 145°30′E / 38.000°S 145.500°E