Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1900–1901

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 13 September 1900 to the elections of 12 September 1901. Several members resigned from the Council in 1901 to become members of the newly formed Parliament of Australia.

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 1895–1910 South 1897–1904 North-Western 1897–1904 Western 1888–1901 Gippsland 1893–1922 Wellington 1874–1907 Melbourne 1889–1895; 1899–1919 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 South-Western 1899–1912 Gippsland 1898–1904 South-Eastern 1898–1901 North Yarra 1892–1904 Gippsland 1880–1903 Wellington 1898–1917 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 South Yarra 1874–1880; 1882–1901 Northern 1889–1904 Melbourne 1895–1904 Northern 1891–1928 Western 1882–1903 North-Eastern 1873–1901 Nelson 1891–1901 Northern 1884–1901 South-Western 1896–1910 Western 1888–1903 North-Central 1882–1901

Henry Wrixon was President of the Council.

Cooke resigned in March 1901 to take a seat in the new Federal Parliament; replaced by Walter Manifold in June 1901. Fraser resigned in March 1901 to become a senator in the new Federal Parliament; replaced by Edmund Smith in June 1901. Knox resigned in March 1901 to take a seat in the new Federal Parliament; replaced by Duncan McBryde in June 1901. Osmand died 11 March 1901; replaced by Steuart Gladstone Black in March 1901. Phillips resigned in March 1901 to take a seat in the new Federal Parliament; replaced by Henry Williams in June 1901. Sargood resigned in March 1901 to become a senator in the new Federal Parliament; replaced by Thomas Henry Payne in June 1901. Williamson resigned around May 1901; replaced by Hans Irvine in July 1901. Winter-Irving died 28 June 1901; replaced by William Baillieu in August 1901. Zeal resigned in March 1901 to become a senator in the new Federal Parliament; replaced by William Gray in June 1901.

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