Central Province (Victoria)

Central Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council.[2][3]

Central Province
Victoria—Legislative Council
Central Province, 1855 map
StateVictoria
Created1856
Abolished1882
Electors7506 (in 1856)[1]
DemographicMetropolitan

Creation

Central was one of the six original upper house Provinces of the bi-cameral Victorian Parliament created in November 1856.[2] The area of the province, centered on Melbourne was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act 1855.[4] Central Province included the Electoral Districts of Melbourne, St Kilda, Collingwood, South Melbourne, Richmond and Williamstown as well as parts of other adjoining districts.[5]

Abolition

Central Province was abolished in the redistribution of provinces in 1882. James Lorimer and William Edward Hearn transferred from Central to Melbourne Province; Theodotus Sumner transferred to North Yarra Province; James MacBain and James Graham transferred to South Yarra Province that year.[3]

Members for Central Province

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council.[2]

Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 5 Term
John Hodgson John Pascoe Fawkner Henry Miller[6] John Hood [r] Nehemiah Guthridge Nov 1856 – Apr 1858
Thomas Fellows [r] May 1858 – Aug 1858
Thomas à Beckett[7] Sep 1858 – Sep 1859
George Cole [d] Oct 1859 – Aug 1860
William Henry Hull[b] Nov 1860 – Aug 1866
James Graham[8] Sep 1866 – Feb 1868
Sir John O'Shanassy [r] Mar 1868 – Sep 1869
Henry Walsh [b] [r] Sep 1869 – May 1871
Archibald Michie [9] [r] Jun 1871 – Mar 1873
Theodotus Sumner[10] [b] Mar 1873 – Apr 1874
Frederick Sargood [b] May 1874 – Aug 1878
William Edward Hearn Sep 1878 – Apr 1879
James Lorimer [11][b] May 1879 – Mar 1880
James MacBain [b] May 1880 – Nov 1882
b = elected in a by-election
d = died in office
r = resigned from seat

1856 election results
Candidate[1] Votes[1]
Hodgson* 1204
Fawkner* 1196
Miller* 863
Hood* 736
Guthridge* 689
Smith 688
a'Beckett 598
Fellows 577
Wiklie 516
Mayne 439
Total 7506

First five elected.

References
  1. "Election for the Central Province". South Australian Register. 3 September 1856. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. "Victoria Constitution Act 1855" (PDF). p. 444. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. "Central Province and Electoral Districts of Melbourne, St Kilda, Collingwood, South Melbourne, Richmond and Williamstown" (map). State Library of Victoria. 27 November 1855. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  6. Mellor, Suzanne G. "Miller, Henry (1809–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 1 May 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  7. "Victoria". Freeman's Journal. Sydney. 29 September 1858. p. 2. à Beckett won the September by-election, sworn-in in October
  8. "The Central Province election". The Argus. Melbourne. 20 September 1866. p. 4. Graham was elected unopposed on 20 Sep 1866, sworn-in Jan 1867
  9. "Central Province Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 June 1871. Michie was elected in June, sworn-in in August
  10. "Central Province Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 April 1873. p. 5. Sumner won the 31 March by-election, sworn-in in May
  11. "Central Province Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 May 1879. p. 8. Lorimer elected unopposed 12 May, sworn-in July
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