Electoral district of Belfast and Warrnambool
Belfast and Warrnambool Victoria—Legislative Council | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1851 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Namesake |
Towns of Belfast and Warrnambool |
Demographic | Urbanised Rural |
The Electoral district of Belfast and Warrnambool 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.
The Electoral district of Belfast and Warrnambool's area included the towns of Belfast (renamed to Port Fairy around 1889) and Warrnambool.[1]
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).[2]
Members
One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853.[3]
Member 1 | Term | ||
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Thomas Osborne | Nov 1851 – Dec 1852[r] | ||
Lauchlan Mackinnon | Dec 1852[b] – May 1853 | Member 2 | Term |
Frederick Stevens | Jun 1853[b][4] – Feb 1854 | Mark Nicholson | Aug 1853 – May 1854 |
Francis Beaver | Mar 1854[b] – Mar 1856 | George Horne | Sep 1854[b] – Mar 1856 |
Notes
r = resigned
b = by-election
Beaver went on to represent the Electoral district of Belfast in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[5]
Horne went on to represent the Electoral district of Warrnambool in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[5]
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Council
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Sweetman, p.108
- ↑ "Progress of the Elections". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.). 9 June 1853. p. 4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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Coordinates: 38°20′30″S 142°22′0″E / 38.34167°S 142.36667°E