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Members Of The Victorian Legislative Council, 1988–1992
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1988 and 1992. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each periodic election, half of these members were elected at the 1985 state election with terms expiring in 1992, while the other half were elected at the 1988 state election with terms expiring in 1996. : Rod Mackenzie Roderick Alexander Mackenzie OAM (born 17 October 1933) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1979 to 1992, representing Geelong Province Geelong Province was an electorate of the Victorian L ... formed a party called the Geelong Community Alliance, which stood candidates (including himself) at the 1992 election. Sources Re-member(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria. {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1988-1992 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...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] |
