This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 10 September 1896 to the elections of 8 September 1898.
From 1889 there were fourteen Provinces and a total of 48 members.
Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province. Name Province Term in Office Northern 1889–1904 South-Western 1888–1904 South-Eastern 1874–1913 North-Western 1882–1904 North-Eastern 1884–1903 South 1890–1904 South-Eastern 1876–1898 South-Eastern 1895–1910 South 1878–1897 South-Western 1886–1899 Western 1888–1901 North-Western 1882–1897 Gippsland 1893–1922 Wellington 1874–1907 Nelson 1886–1904 North-Central 1892–1912 North-Central 1864–1908 South Yarra 1886–1901 South Yarra 1895–1904 North Yarra 1891–1904 Melbourne 1882–1904 Wellington 1886–1904 North Yarra 1892–1904 Gippsland 1880–1903 South 1882–1919 South Yarra 1893–1913 Wellington 1889–1904 Nelson 1888–1901 Gippsland 1896–1916 North-Western 1896–1901 North Yarra 1891–1910 North-Western 1889–1907 Melbourne 1892–1903 North-Eastern 1892–1920 Gippsland 1889–1898 South Yarra 1874–1880; 1882–1901 Melbourne 1888–1899 Northern 1889–1904 Melbourne 1895–1904 Northern 1891–1928 Western 1882–1903 North-Eastern 1873–1901 Wellington 1893–1898 Nelson 1891–1901 Northern 1884–1901 South-Western 1896–1910 Western 1888–1903 North-Central 1882–1901
William Zeal was President of the Council, Frederick Brown was Chairman of Committees.
Clarke died 15 May 1897; replaced by Rupert Clarke, sworn-in June 1897. Coutts died 3 May 1897; replaced by Thomas Comrie sworn-in June 1897.
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