This is a list of members of the

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 Co ...

from the elections of 24 August to 10 December 1870 to the elections of 24 August to September 1872. There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province. Victorian Legislative Council provinces 1856

Victorian Legislative Council provinces 1856

:Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. William Mitchell was President of the Council, Robert Hope was Chairman of Committees. : Pettet (sometimes spelt Pettett) died 2 December 1871, replaced by Thomas Hamilton in April 1872 : Walsh resigned in May 1871, replaced by

Archibald Michie Sir Archibald Michie , (1813 – 21 June 1899) was an English-born Australian lawyer, journalist, Agent-General, Attorney-General of Victoria and politician. Michie was born in Maida Vale, London, the son of Archibald Michie, a merchant. Mich ...

in a June 1871 by-election (sworn in August)

References

Re-member
(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851).

Parliament of Victoria The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria that follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system. It consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Victoria, the Legislative Assembly and ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1870-1872 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 19th-century Australian politicians