Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1856–1858

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections on 5 August 1856 to the elections of 31 August to 2 October 1858.

The old unicameral, partly nominated Legislative Council was abolished on 20 March 1856. On 7 November 1856 the members of the now bicameral and fully elected Victorian Parliament were published in the Government Gazette.Sweetman, p.67 The new Council first met in November 1856.

There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.Sweetman, p.183

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. Name Province Term in Office North-Western 1856–1858 South 1856–1863 South 1856–1861; 1863–1870 South-Western 1853–1854; 1856–1858 Western 1856–1858 Central 1851–1869 Central 1856–1858 South-Western 1853–1882 Western 1856–1870 Eastern 1853–1865 Central 1853–1860 Central 1856–1859 South-Western 1856–1864; 1867–1874 Eastern 1856–1857 South 1854–1864 North-Western 1856–1860 South 1856–1859 Central 1851–1866 North-Western 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 Western 1851–1870 North-Western 1856–1859 South 1856–1864 South-Western 1856–1860 Eastern 1856–1863 South-Western 1851–1866; 1866–1874 Eastern 1856–1863 Western 1856–1859 North-Western 1856–1860 Western 1856–1864 Eastern 1856–1874

Cruikshank resigned March 1858; replaced by Henry Miller in a by-election May 1858 Kaye was disqualified for bribery February 1857, replaced by William Highett in a by-election May 1857 Miller resigned April 1858, replaced by Thomas Howard Fellows in a by-election May 1858 Previous member of an old district of unicameral Council when it was abolished in March 1856

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