Members Of The Victorian Legislative Council, 1880–1882
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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 Co ...
from the elections of 20 March – 14 July 1880 to the elections of 30 November 1882. 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. William Mitchell was President of the Council, Caleb Jenner was Chairman of Committees. : J. Cumming left Parliament in August 1880, replaced by Philip Russell who was sworn-in in September 1880. : Fraser resigned November 1881, replaced by William Stanbridge who was sworn-in in December 1881. : Henty died 12 January 1882, replaced by
Francis Ormond Francis Ormond (23 November 1827 – 5 May 1889) was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist, member of the Parliament of Victoria and philanthropist in the areas of education and religion. Ormond is notable for founding the Working Men's Col ...
who was sworn-in the same month. : Highett left Parliament in September 1880 (dying the following month), replaced by William McCulloch in September 1880. : Reid resigned July 1881, replaced by William Pearson, Sr. who was sworn-in in August 1881. : S. Wilson resigned May 1881, replaced by Thomas Forrest Cumming the same month. : W. Wilson vacated his seat in July 1880, replaced by
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who was sworn-in in August 1880.


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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 ...
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