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Members Of The Victorian Legislative Council, 1913–1916
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council at the election of 6 June 1913, up to the election of 1 June 1916. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1910 triennial election with terms expiring in 1916, while the other half were elected at the 1913 triennial election with terms expiring in 1919. The Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 defined 17 Provinces with two members each for a total of 34 members. :Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. John Mark Davies was President of the Victorian Legislative Council, President; Arthur Sachse was Chairman of Committees. : Evans died 22 August 1914; replaced by William Beckett (Australian politician), William Beckett in September 1914. : Fielding died 14 April 1916; replaced by Arthur Disney (Australian politician), Arthur Disney in May 1916. : Little resigned in ... [...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] |
