Members Of The Victorian Legislative Council, 1898–1900
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 8 September 1898 to the elections of 13 September 1900. From 1889 there were fourteen Provinces and a total of 48 members. :Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. William Zeal was President of the Council. : Connor died 24 June 1899; replaced by Thomas Harwood sworn-in July 1899. : Sargeant resigned in October 1898; replaced by Joseph Hoddinott, sworn-in November 1898. : Service died 12 April 1899; replaced by John Mark Davies Sir John Mark Davies (8 February 184012 September 1919) was a British-born Australian politician. Born in Halstead, Essex, England in 1840, Davies was the fifth eldest of the six boys and six girls of Ebenezer Davies and Ruth Bartlett. Two of ..., sworn-in June 1899. References Re-member(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Counc ...
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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 ...
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