Southern Province (also known as South Province) was an electorate of the

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. Southern Province was created in 1856, after the

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obtained

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. It was one of the six original Legislative Council provinces of the newly established

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. Southern Province was finally abolished in 1970, after Boronia Province and

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were created in 1967.

Members for Southern Province

The Victorian Legislative Council was the

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the Victorian Parliament. The province was initially represented by five members. That was reduced to three after the redistribution of provinces in 1882, when

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, North Yarra,

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, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South, Melbourne West and

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s were created. After 1904, when more provinces were created, the representation was reduced to two. Prior to self-government,

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had been a nominated member of the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council, from September 1854 to March 1856. In 1882, after the new provinces were created, James Balfour was elected for South Western Province from 1882 to 1904, and James Buchanan was elected for

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from 1882 to 1898. After Southern Province was abolished, Raymond Garrett represented

, from 1970 to 1976.

Election results

References

{{Coord, 38, 0, S, 145, 30, E, dim:120km, display=title Former electoral provinces of Victoria (Australia) 1856 establishments in Australia 1970 disestablishments in Australia