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 31 August 1888 to the elections of 11 September 1890. In 1888 there were fourteen Provinces, each returning three members for a total of 42 members. However, there were additional elections in 1889 to increase by six the number of members in the Council. :Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. James MacBain was President of the Council, Frank Dobson was Chairman of Committees. : Elected in the additional elections of 1889. : Cumming resigned November 1888, replaced by

Agar Wynne Agar Wynne (15 July 185012 May 1934) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He began his career in the Victorian Legislative Council and served two terms as Solicitor-General of Victoria. In 1906, he transferred to the federal House of Repres ...

, sworn-in November 1888. : Lorimer died 6 September 1889; replaced by

Benjamin Benjamin Sir Benjamin Benjamin (2 September 1834 – 7 March 1905) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was mayor of Melbourne between 1887 and 1889, before serving as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1889 to 1892. Early l ...

in 1889. : Ormond died 5 May 1889; replaced by Donald Wallace, sworn-in July 1889. : Simpson resigned June 1889; replaced by

Frederick Illingworth Frederick Illingworth (24 September 1844 – 8 September 1908), Australian politician, was a Member of Parliament in two Australian states, and a government minister in Western Australia. As a financier of land speculation in Victoria in the 1 ...

, sworn-in July 1889. : Sterry resigned March 1889; replaced by Joseph Henry Abbott, sworn-in April 1889. : Turner's election was declared void in October 1888, replaced by

James Stewart Butters James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, sworn-in December 1888.

References

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(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, 1888-1890 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 19th-century Australian politicians