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Members Of The Victorian Legislative Council, 1856–1858
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections on 5 August 1856 to the elections of 31 August to 2 October 1858. The old unicameral, partly nominated Legislative Council was abolished on 20 March 1856. On 7 November 1856 the members of the now bicameral and fully elected Victorian Parliament were published in the ''Government Gazette''. The new Council first met in November 1856. There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province. :Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. : Cruikshank resigned March 1858; replaced by Henry Miller (Australian politician), Henry Miller in a by-election May 1858 : Kaye was disqualified for bribery February 1857, replaced by William Highett in a by-election May 1857 : Miller resigned April 1858, replaced by Thomas Howard Fellows in a by-election May 1858 : Previous member of an old district of unicameral Council when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to its federal counterpart, the Australian Senate. Although, it is possible for legislation to be first introduced in the Council, most bills receive their first hearing in the Legislative Assembly. The presiding officer of the chamber is the President of the Legislative Council. The Council presently comprises 40 members serving four-year terms from eight electoral regions each with five members. With each region electing 5 members using the single transferable vote, the quota in each region for election, after distribution of preferences, is 16.7% (one-sixth). Ballot papers for elections for the Legislative Council have above and below the line voting. Voting above the line requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
