Gippsland Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council from November 1882 until 2006. It was based in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

Gippsland Province was created in the redistribution of provinces in 1882 when the Central and Eastern Provinces were abolished. The new Gippsland, North Central, South Yarra, North Yarra, South Eastern and Melbourne Provinces were then created.

Gippsland province was defined in The Legislative Council Act 1881 and consisted of the divisions of Buln Buln, Narracan and Traralgon, Alberton, Rosedale, Maffra, Avon, Bairnsdale, Omeo, Towong, Yackandandah, Wodonga, Wood's Point, Walhalla and Sale.

Gippsland Province was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council. The Eastern Victoria Region now covers much of the area of the old Gippsland Province.

Members for Gippsland 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 East Yarra and Melbourne East were created.

Member 1 Party Year Member 2 Party Member 3 Party   John Dougharty  1882   William Pearson Sr.     William McCulloch  18841886   George Davis  1888 Member 4 Party1889   Charles Sargeant  18901892 1893   Edward Crooke  189418951896   William Pearson Jr.   18961898 1898   Joseph Hoddinott  190019011902 1903   Samuel Vary  1904  1907191019131916  George M. Davis Nationalist 191719191922  Martin McGregor Nationalist192519281931  United Australia 1931  United Australia1934 1936  James M. Balfour Country  William MacAulay Country1937  Liberal Country 19381940  Country1943 1943  Trevor Harvey Country194619491952 1953  Bill Fulton Country1955  Bob May Country 1957195819611964  Arthur Hewson Country19671970  Eric Kent Labor   Dick Long Liberal19731976   James Taylor Liberal19791982  Barry Murphy Labor19851988  Peter Hall National   Philip Davis Liberal1992199619992002

Election results

See also Electoral district of Gipps' Land (Victorian Legislative Council) (1851–1856)

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