Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859
Appearance
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from the elections of 23 September – 24 October 1856 to those of 26 August – 26 September 1859.[1] The Assembly was created in 1856.
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- Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Assembly, not necessarily for that electorate.
Notes
[edit]^# O'Shanassy won both Melbourne and Kilmore districts, deciding to represent the latter he resigned from Melbourne.[2] The by-election for Melbourne in January 1857 was won by Henry Langlands.
- 1 Baragwanath resigned in December 1857, replaced by John Everard in a January 1858 by-election.
- 2 Cameron resigned in March 1857, replaced by John Wood in an April 1857 by-election.
- 3 Childers resigned in February 1857, replaced by John Findlay in a July 1857 by-election.
- 4 Clarke resigned in August 1858, replaced by Robert Anderson in an October 1858 by-election.
- 5 Fellows resigned in May 1858, replaced by John Crews in a May 1858 by-election.
- 6 Fyfe resigned in November 1857, replaced by George Board in a February 1858 by-election
- 7 Goodman resigned in January 1858, replaced by William Forlonge in a January 1858 by-election. Forlonge resigned in January 1859, replaced in turn by William Nicholson in a January 1859 by-election
- 8 Greeves resigned in March 1857, replaced by Richard Heales in a March 1857 by-election
- 9 Griffith resigned in February 1858, replaced by William Mollison in an April 1858 by-election
- 10 Haines left Parliament around November 1858, replaced by John Bell in a January 1859 by-election.
- 11 King resigned in September 1857, replaced by John Johnson in a November 1857 by-election
- 12 McDougall resigned in August 1857, replaced by Joseph Wilkie in an August 1857 by-election
- 13 Palmer resigned in July 1857, replaced by Richard Davies Ireland in an August 1857 by-election
- 14 Pasley resigned in July 1857, replaced by Sidney Ricardo in a July 1857 by-election.
- 15 Pyke resigned in February 1857, replaced by Robert Sitwell in a March 1857 by-election
- 16 Read resigned in February 1858, replaced by James Harrison in an April 1858 by-election
- 17 Rutherford resigned in July 1857, replaced by Theodore Hancock in a July 1857 by-election
- 18 Sargood resigned in December 1857, replaced by Henry Chapman in a January 1858 by-election.
- 19 Sladen resigned in March 1857, replaced by Alexander Thomson in December 1857
- 20 Stawell resigned in February 1857, replaced by James Service in March 1857
- 21 Were resigned in February 1857, replaced by Charles Ebden in a March 1857 by-election
References
[edit]- Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. pp. 182–183. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Political Condition. The New Parliament". The Argus. Trove. 29 October 1856. Retrieved 19 April 2013.