Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1880–1883

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, from the elections of 28 February 1880. Another election was held on 14 July 1880, see second table below. Victoria was a British self-governing colony in Australia at the time.

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that member's term(s) in the Assembly, not necessarily for that electorate. After the election of 28 February 1880 (10th Parliament) Name Electorate Term in Office Villiers & Heytesbury 1880–1892 Geelong 1880; 1886–1894 Maryborough & Talbot 1877–1883 Ballarat West 1877–1886 Brighton 1871–1894; 1900–1909 Geelong 1861–1865; 1869–1886; 1892–1897 Ovens 1877–1880; 1883–1886 Moira 1880–1884 Richmond 1874–1889; 1892–1894 Maryborough & Talbot 1866–1870; 1877–1885; 1890–1893 Sandhurst 1866–1877; 1880–1893 Evelyn 1874–1914 St Kilda 1877–1883; 1885–1900 Williamstown 1871–1887 Sandhurst 1877–1883 Footscray 1879–1894 East Bourke Boroughs 1876–1883 Creswick 1877–1889 Grenville 1877–1894 Kara Kara 1877–1893 Dalhousie 1874–1886; 1887–1904 Ballarat West 1875–1886 Mandurang 1880–1883 Warrnambool 1859–1874; 1878–1884 Rodney 1874–1883 Carlton 1880–1891 Ararat 1875–1881; 1883–1889; 1904–1906 Mornington 1880–1886 Rodney 1861–1868; 1870–1877;1877–1894; 1897–1903 Avoca 1856–1870; 1871–1885 Delatite 1877–1900; 1902–1904 West Bourke 1879–1880; 1882–1889; 1891–1897 St Kilda 1880–1894; 1897–1904 Kilmore and Anglesey 1874–1892; 1903–1908 Ballarat East 1869–1870; 1871–1886 Geelong 1870–1881 Villiers & Heytesbury 1871–1875; 1876–1877; 1879–1880 Ovens 1864–1886 South Bourke 1880–1894; 1897–1900 Grant 1856–1871; 1874–1889 Avoca 1880–1889; 1892–1914 Collingwood 1874–1891 North Melbourne 1877–1892 Barwon 1871–1877; 1880–1906 Ripon & Hampden 1864–1883; 1894–1897 Emerald Hill 1877–1880 Sandhurst 1877–1880; 1881–1902 North Gippsland 1866–1871; 1875–1876; 1880–1883 North Gippsland 1880–1901 West Melbourne 1861–1864; 1866–1878; 1880–1886 Sandridge 1874–1875; 1876–1883 Wimmera 1880–1894 South Gippsland 1871–1877; 1878–1886; 1889–1902 Collingwood 1876–1886; 1887–1889 Mandurang 1871–1880; 1883–1886 Emerald Hill 1877–1892 Wimmera 1880–1883 West Melbourne 1861–1864; 1880–1885 Belfast 1856–1865; 1877–1883 Castlemaine 1870–1895 Castlemaine 1878–1892 East Bourke 1870–1882 Grant 1877–1889 Creswick 1874–1886; 1889–1894 Polwarth & South Grenville 1871–1874; 1880; 1881–1886 Ballarat East 1880; 1883–1889 Dundas 1878–1880 Maldon 1857–1862; 1874–1881; 1883–1886 Moira 1877–1880 Normanby 1880–1904 East Melbourne 1877–1881 Boroondara 1873–1877; 1878–1882; 1894–1900 Ballarat West 1861–1864; 1871–1892; 1894–1894 West Bourke 1880; 1883–1901 North Melbourne 1877–1881 Fitzroy 1874–1900 Fitzroy 1864–1869; 1869–1874; 1880–1881 Richmond 1880; 1882–1889 Benambra 1880–1886 Creswick 1864–1867; 1880–1900 Mandurang 1877–1883; 1889–1902 Stawell 1859–1864; 1871–1892 Portland 1868–1877; 1880–1894 Grenville 1880–1894 Kyneton Boroughs 1874–1892 East Melbourne 1877–1899 Charles MacMahon was Speaker, Thomas Cooper was Chairman of Committees.

= Lost seat in the election of 14 July 1880.

After the election of 14 July 1880 (11th Parliament) Name Electorate Term in Office Villiers & Heytesbury 1880–1892 Maryborough & Talbot 1877–1883 Ballarat West 1877–1886 Brighton 1871–1894; 1900–1909 Geelong 1861–1865; 1869–1886; 1892–1897 Moira 1880–1884 Richmond 1874–1889; 1892–1894 Maryborough & Talbot 1866–1870; 1877–1885; 1890–1893 Ballarat East 1877–1880; 1880–1883 Sandhurst 1866–1877; 1880–1893 Evelyn 1874–1914 St Kilda 1877–1883; 1885–1900 Williamstown 1871–1887 Sandhurst 1877–1883 Footscray 1879–1894 East Bourke Boroughs 1876–1883 Creswick 1877–1889 Grenville 1877–1894 West Bourke 1879–1879; 1880–1900 Kara Kara 1877–1893 Dalhousie 1874–1886; 1887–1904 Ballarat West 1875–1886 Mandurang 1880–1883 Warrnambool 1859–1874; 1878–1884 Rodney 1874–1883 Carlton 1880–1891 Ararat 1875–1881; 1883–1889; 1904–1906 Mornington 1880–1886 Rodney 1861–1868; 1870–1877;1877–1894; 1897–1903 Avoca 1856–1870; 1871–1885 Delatite 1877–1900; 1902–1904 Moira 1880–1891 St Kilda 1880–1894; 1897–1904 Kilmore and Anglesey 1874–1892; 1903–1908 Ballarat East 1869–1870; 1871–1886 Geelong 1870–1881 Ovens 1864–1886 Geelong 1868–1871; 1876–1880; 1880–1882 South Bourke 1880–1894; 1897–1900 Grant 1856–1871; 1874–1889 Avoca 1880–1889; 1892–1914 Collingwood 1874–1891 North Melbourne 1877–1892 Barwon 1871–1877; 1880–1906 Ripon & Hampden 1864–1883; 1894–1897 Mandurang 1880–1885 Emerald Hill 1877–1879; 1880–1883 North Gippsland 1866–1871; 1875–1876; 1880–1883 North Gippsland 1880–1901 West Melbourne 1861–1864; 1866–1878; 1880–1886 Sandridge 1874–1875; 1876–1883 Wimmera 1880–1894 South Gippsland 1871–1877; 1878–1886; 1889–1902 Collingwood 1876–1886; 1887–1889 Emerald Hill 1877–1892 Wimmera 1880–1883 Dundas 1880–1892 Polwarth & South Grenville 1859–1861; 1877–1880; 1880–1881 West Bourke 1878–1880; 1880–1883;1888–1894; 1897–1900 West Melbourne 1861–1864; 1880–1885 Belfast 1856–1865; 1877–1883 Castlemaine 1870–1895 Castlemaine 1878–1892 Sandhurst 1880–1889 East Bourke 1870–1882 Grant 1877–1889 Creswick 1874–1886; 1889–1894 Maldon 1857–1862; 1874–1881; 1883–1886 Normanby 1880–1904 East Melbourne 1877–1881 Richmond 1859–1865; 1871–1874; 1877–1880;1880–1883; 1886–1894 Boroondara 1873–1877; 1878–1882; 1894–1900 Ballarat West 1861–1864; 1871–1892; 1894–1894 North Melbourne 1877–1881 Villiers & Heytesbury 1880–1889 Fitzroy 1874–1900 Fitzroy 1864–1869; 1869–1874; 1880–1881 Benambra 1880–1886 Creswick 1864–1867; 1880–1900 Mandurang 1877–1883; 1889–1902 Stawell 1859–1864; 1871–1892 Portland 1868–1877; 1880–1894 Grenville 1880–1894 Kyneton Boroughs 1874–1892 Ovens 1880–1883 East Melbourne 1877–1899

Gaunson was defeated seeking re-election after accepting the office of Minister of Lands in July 1881; replaced by William Wilson, sworn-in the same month. Johnstone died 20 November 1881; replaced by George Cunningham, sworn-in December 1881. Ramsay died 23 May 1882; replaced by Robert Harper, sworn-in June 1882. Service resigned in March 1881; replaced by John McIntyre the same month. A. K. Smith died 16 January 1881; replaced by Frederick Walsh, sworn-in in February 1881 R. M. Smith resigned around February 1882; replaced by William Froggatt Walker who was sworn-in in April 1882. Storey died 20 March 1881, replaced by James Munro, sworn-in April 1881 Vale resigned November 1881; replaced by Cuthbert Robert Blackett, sworn-in in December 1881. Kernot died 26 March 1882; replaced by Joseph Connor, sworn-in April 1882. O'Hea died 16 July 1881; replaced by William Robertson, sworn-in August 1881.

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