Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1900–1901

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
Name Province Term in Office
Joseph Henry Abbott Northern 1889–1904
Sidney Austin South-Western 1888–1904
James Balfour South-Eastern 1874–1913
James Bell North-Western 1882–1904
Frederick Brown North-Eastern 1884–1903
Thomas Brunton South 1890–1904
James C. Campbell South-Eastern 1895–1910
Rupert Clarke South 1897–1904
Thomas Comrie North-Western 1897–1904
Samuel Cooke [a] Western 1888–1901
Edward Crooke Gippsland 1893–1922
Henry Cuthbert Wellington 1874–1907
John Mark Davies Melbourne 1889–1895; 1899–1919
Thomas Dowling Nelson 1886–1904
William Embling North-Central 1892–1912
Nicholas Fitzgerald North-Central 1864–1908
Simon Fraser [b] South Yarra 1886–1901
George Godfrey South Yarra 1895–1904
Frederick Grimwade North Yarra 1891–1904
Cornelius Ham Melbourne 1882–1904
David Ham Wellington 1886–1904
Thomas Harwood South-Western 1899–1912
Joseph Hoddinott Gippsland 1898–1904
William Knox [c] South-Eastern 1898–1901
Nathaniel Levi North Yarra 1892–1904
William McCulloch Gippsland 1880–1903
John Y. McDonald Wellington 1898–1917
Donald Melville South 1882–1919
Edward Miller South Yarra 1893–1913
Edward Morey Wellington 1889–1904
William Osmand [d] Nelson 1888–1901
William Pearson (junior) Gippsland 1896–1916
Pharez Phillips [e] North-Western 1896–1901
William Pitt North Yarra 1891–1910
Joseph Pratt North-Western 1889–1907
Robert Reid Melbourne 1892–1903
Arthur Sachse North-Eastern 1892–1920
Frederick Sargood [f] South Yarra 1874–1880; 1882–1901
George Simmie Northern 1889–1904
Arthur Snowden Melbourne 1895–1904
Joseph Sternberg Northern 1891–1928
Nathan Thornley Western 1882–1903
John Wallace North-Eastern 1873–1901
Samuel Williamson [g] Nelson 1891–1901
William Irving Winter [h] Northern 1884–1901
Henry Wrixon South-Western 1896–1910
Agar Wynne Western 1888–1903
William Zeal [i] North-Central 1882–1901

Henry Wrixon was President of the Council.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ "The Legislative Council Elections". The Argus. 30 August 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  • Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851).

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