Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth Victoria— Legislative Council | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1851 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth was one of the original sixteen electoral districts [1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.
The district's area was defined as consisting of the four central western Victorian counties of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth. [1] [2]
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house). [3]
One member initially, two from the enlarged Council of 1853. [4]
Member 1 | Term | ||
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Adolphus Goldsmith | Nov. 1851 – Nov. 1853 [r] | Member 2 | Term |
John Thompson Charlton | Dec. 1853 [b] – Sep. 1854 [r] | James Thomson | Aug. 1853 – Feb. 1854 [r] |
Robert Pohlman | Jan. 1855 – Mar. 1856 | Colin Campbell | May 1854 [5] – Mar. 1856 |
r = resigned
b = by-election
Campbell went on to represent Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856. [6]
Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth Victoria— Legislative Council | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1851 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth was one of the original sixteen electoral districts [1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.
The district's area was defined as consisting of the four central western Victorian counties of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth. [1] [2]
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house). [3]
One member initially, two from the enlarged Council of 1853. [4]
Member 1 | Term | ||
---|---|---|---|
Adolphus Goldsmith | Nov. 1851 – Nov. 1853 [r] | Member 2 | Term |
John Thompson Charlton | Dec. 1853 [b] – Sep. 1854 [r] | James Thomson | Aug. 1853 – Feb. 1854 [r] |
Robert Pohlman | Jan. 1855 – Mar. 1856 | Colin Campbell | May 1854 [5] – Mar. 1856 |
r = resigned
b = by-election
Campbell went on to represent Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856. [6]