Northern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia),
It was initially created by the Legislative Council Act 1881 (taking effect at the 1882 elections) and defined as having the following divisions: Echuca Shire, Echuca Borough, Marong, Raywood, Huntly, Waranga, Sandhurst (North), Sandhurst Central, Sandhurst South and Eaglehawk. Northern Province was created out of parts of North Western Province (which was resized) and Eastern Province, which was abolished.
1904 Northern Province was redefined in the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 and consisted of the following: Division Description ECHUCA The borough of Echuca. GOULBURN The portion of the shire of Goulburn within the province. HEATHCOTE The shire of Mclvor. HUNTLY The shire of Huntly. KERANG The portions of the shires of Kerang and Gordon situated east of the Loddon River. MOOROOPNA The shire of Rodney. NUMURKAH The shire of Numurkah and the portion of the shire of Tungamah within the province. ROCHESTER The shire of Echuca. ROCHESTER EAST The shire of Deakin. RUSHWORTH The shire of Waranga. SERPENTINE The shire of East Loddon. SHEPPARTON The shire of Shepparton and the portions of theshires of Euroa and Violet Town within the province.
Northern Province and North Central provinces were split off from North Western in 1882.
Northern Province was abolished on 4 May 1979.
Members for Northern Province Three members were elected to the province initially; four from the expansion of the Council in 1889; two from the redistribution of 1904 when several new provinces including Bendigo and Melbourne North were created.
Member 1 Party Year Member 2 Party Member 3 Party Francis Robertson 1882 William Mitchell David Sterry 1884 1884 William Irving Winter Walter Simpson 188618861888 1889 Joseph Abbott Member 4 Party1889 George Simmie Frederick Illingworth 1890 Joseph Sternberg 1891189218941895189618981900 1901 William Baillieu Non-Labor 19011902 Martin Cussen 1904 Richard Abbott 19071910 Frank Clarke 19131916 Nationalist 1917 Nationalist19191922 Richard Abbott VFU George Tuckett Country19251928 Richard Kilpatrick Country193119341937194019431946 Dudley Walters Country19491952 Percy Feltham Country1955195819611964 Michael Clarke Country Independent 1965 Stuart McDonald Country196719701973
Election results
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |After distribution of preferences
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