Belfast and Warrnambool
Victoria—Legislative Council
StateVictoria
Created1851
Abolished1856
NamesakeTowns of Belfast and
Warrnambool
DemographicUrbanised Rural

The Electoral district of Belfast and Warrnambool was one of the original sixteen electoral districts[1] of the unicameral Legislative Council of the British colony of Victoria in 1851 to 1856.

The district included the towns of Belfast (renamed to Port Fairy around 1889) and Warrnambool.[1] It was abolished when the single house was replaced in 1856 by a bicameral system consisting of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house) and Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces).[2]

Members

One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853.[3]

Member 1 Term
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

See also

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ^ Sweetman, p.108
  4. ^ "Progress of the Elections". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 9 June 1853. p. 4.
  5. ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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