Villiers and Heytesbury Victoria— Legislative Council | |
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State | Victoria |
Created | 1851 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Namesake | Counties of
Villiers and Heytesbury |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Villiers and Heytesbury 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 was located in western Victoria and included the counties of Villiers and Heytesbury, [1] covering the area from Lake Corangamite along the coast westward past Port Fairy. [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 1853. [3]
Member 1 | Term | ||
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William Rutledge | Oct 1851 [4] – Mar 1854 | Member 2 | Term |
Claud Farie [5] | Apr 1854 [b] – Oct 1855 [r] | George Winter | Jun 1853 [4] – Aug 1854 [r] |
James Mylne Knight | Dec 1855 [b] – Mar 1856 | William Forlonge | Oct 1854 – Mar 1856 |
Rutledge later represented
Villiers and Heytesbury in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.
[6]
Forlonge later represented
The Murray in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly from January 1858.
[6]
Villiers and Heytesbury Victoria— Legislative Council | |
---|---|
State | Victoria |
Created | 1851 |
Abolished | 1856 |
Namesake | Counties of
Villiers and Heytesbury |
Demographic | Rural |
The Electoral district of Villiers and Heytesbury 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 was located in western Victoria and included the counties of Villiers and Heytesbury, [1] covering the area from Lake Corangamite along the coast westward past Port Fairy. [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 1853. [3]
Member 1 | Term | ||
---|---|---|---|
William Rutledge | Oct 1851 [4] – Mar 1854 | Member 2 | Term |
Claud Farie [5] | Apr 1854 [b] – Oct 1855 [r] | George Winter | Jun 1853 [4] – Aug 1854 [r] |
James Mylne Knight | Dec 1855 [b] – Mar 1856 | William Forlonge | Oct 1854 – Mar 1856 |
Rutledge later represented
Villiers and Heytesbury in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.
[6]
Forlonge later represented
The Murray in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly from January 1858.
[6]