Electoral district of Port Phillip

Port Phillip New South Wales—Legislative Council
Location of the District in 1843. Same as current-day Victoria.
State	New South Wales
Created	1843
Abolished	1851
Namesake	Port Phillip
Electors	1,157 (1843)
Coordinates	37°S 144°E / 37°S 144°ECoordinates: 37°S 144°E / 37°S 144°E

The Electoral district of Port Phillip was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council before it became the separate colony of Victoria (Australia) on 1 July 1851.

History

Settlers of the Port Phillip District had wanted representation in the New South Wales Legislative Council for some time. In 1843 representatives were elected; "But the colonists were not satisfied with government from and by Sydney".^[1]

Five members were elected for Port Phillip district (and one for the Town of Melbourne).^{[2] [3]}

On 1 July 1851, the District was separated from New South Wales under provisions of the Australian Colonies Government Act 1850, and became the Colony of Victoria and the Victorian Legislative Council was created.

Members

Member 1	Term	Member 2	Term	Member 3	Term	Member 4	Term	Member 5	Term
Charles Ebden[4]	1 Jun 1843 – 31 Mar 1844	Thomas Walker[5]	1 Jun 1843 – 31 Jul 1845	Charles Nicholson[6]	1 June 1843 – 20 Jun 1848	Alexander Thomson[7]	1 Jun 1843 – 31 Mar 1844	John Dunmore Lang[8]	1 June 1843 – 1 Nov 1847
Adolphus Young[9]	1 Apr 1844 – 31 Jul 1845					Thomas Mitchell[10]	1 Apr 1844 – 31 Aug 1844
						Benjamin Boyd[11]	1 Sep 1844 – 1 Aug 1845
Thomas Boyd[12]	1 Aug 1845 – 11 Dec 1845	Maurice O'Connell[13]	1 Aug 1845 – 20 Jun 1848			Edward Curr[14]	1 Sep 1845 – 31 May 1846
Edward Brewster[15]	1 Jan 1846 – 1 Feb 1848					John Foster[16]	1 Jun 1846 – 20 Jun 1848
Charles Ebden[4]	1 Mar 1848 – 20 Jun 1848							John Airey[17]	22 Dec 1847 – 20 Jun 1848
Lauchlan Mackinnon[18]	1 Sep 1848 – 31 May 1850	James Williamson[19]	1 Sep 1848 – 31 Jan 1849	John Dickson[20]	1 Sep 1848 – 30 Jun 1851	Edward Curr[14]	1 Sep 1848 – 31 May 1849	James Frederick Palmer[21]	1 Sep 1848 – 31 May 1849
		William Macarthur[22]	1 Feb 1849 – 30 Jun 1851			Henry Moor[23]	1 Jul 1849 – 30 Jun 1851	John Foster[16]	1 Jun 1849 – 31 May 1850
Charles Ebden[4]	1 Jun 1850 – 30 Jun 1851							William Mercer[24]	1 Jun 1850 – 30 Jun 1851

Election results

In the first election of 1843 the votes were:^{[25] [26]}

Candidate	Votes
Charles Ebden*	228
Thomas Walker*	217
Charles Nicholson*	206
Alexander Thomson*	184
John Dunmore Lang*	165
Thomas Mitchell	157

  * = elected

In 1848 the voting was:^[27]

Candidate	Votes
Lauchlan Mackinnon*	212
James Williamson*	207
John Dickson*	205
James Palmer*	200
Edward Curr*	173
The Duke of Wellington, Lord Palmerston, Lord Brougham, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel	58
William Macarthur	5

References

1. ↑ "Victoria, Australia". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911. pp. 42–43.
2. ↑ "Government of New South Wales, Act No. XVI" (PDF). 1843.
3. ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Mr Charles Hotson EBDEN (1811 - 1867)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
5. ↑ "Mr Thomas (1) WALKER (1804 - 1886)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
6. ↑ "Sir Charles NICHOLSON (1808 - 1903)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
7. ↑ "Mr Alexander THOMSON (1800 - 1866)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
8. ↑ "The Reverend John Dunmore LANG (1799 - 1878)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
9. ↑ "Mr Adolphus William YOUNG (1814 - 1885)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
10. ↑ "Sir Thomas Livingstone MITCHELL (1792 - 1855)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
11. ↑ "Mr Benjamin BOYD (1803 - 1851)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
12. ↑ "Mr Thomas Elder BOYD (1802 - 1860)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
13. ↑ "Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL (1812 - 1879)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Mr Edward CURR (1798 - 1850)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
15. ↑ "Mr Edward Jones BREWSTER". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Mr John Leslie Fitzgerald Vesey FOSTER (1818 - 1900)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
17. ↑ "Mr John Moore Cole AIREY". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
18. ↑ "Mr Lauchlan MACKINNON (1817 - 1888)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
19. ↑ "Mr James WILLIAMSON (1811 - 1881)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
20. ↑ "Dr John DICKSON". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
21. ↑ "Sir James Frederick PALMER (1803 - 1871)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
22. ↑ "Sir William MACARTHUR (1800 - 1882)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
23. ↑ "Mr Henry MOOR (1809 - 1877)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
24. ↑ "Major William Drummond MERCER (1796 - 1871)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
25. ↑ "Port Phillip.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 3 July 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
26. ↑ M.M.H. Thompson. The Seeds of Democracy: Early Elections in Colonial New South Wales. p. 151.
27. ↑ "The Overland Mail". South Australian. 20 October 1848.

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