Bendigo Province

Bendigo Province
Victoria—Legislative Council
State Victoria
Created 1904
Abolished 1988

Bendigo Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council[1] . It was created in the redistribution of provinces in June 1904, North Central Province being abolished. Bendigo Province itself was abolished in 1988.[1] Coordinates: 36°45′S 144°16′E / 36.750°S 144.267°E / -36.750; 144.267

Members for Bendigo Province

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Parliament. The bicameral system of government commenced in November 1856.[2]

Member 1 Member 2 Term
William Blair Gray Joseph Sternberg Jun 1904 – Jul 1904
Joseph Henry Abbott [b] Aug 1904 – Nov 1904
Alfred Hicks Dec 1904 – Sep 1921
Herbert Keck [b] Oct 1921 – Jan 1928
vacant
 Feb 1928 – May 1928
George Lansell Jun 1928 – Jun 1937
John Lienhop[r] Jun 1937 – Feb 1951
Thomas Grigg [b] Mar 1951 – Jun 1952
Arthur Smith Jun 1952 – Jun 1964
Jock Granter Jun 1964 – Apr 1967
Fred Grimwade Apr 1967 – Mar 1976
Bruce Reid Mar 1976 – May 1979
John Radford 5 May 1979 – 14 Jul 1985
vacant
 Aug 1985 – Sep 1988

b = by-election r = resigned

References

  1. 1 2 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 19 October 2012.


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