VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ==================================================================== THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 30 DECEMBER 1865 TO 29 JANUARY 1866 ==================================================================== Showing ministerial and parliamentary offices held in the period 29 January 1866 to 20 February 1868 This election was called when the Legislative Council rejected the McCulloch government's bill for a protective tariff. McCulloch won the election and remained in office throughout this parliament. Candidates are classed as Ministerialists or Oppositionists, according to lists published in "The Argus" on 2 February 1866. The list omitted Creswick and Crowlands. Although polling began in December 1865, all members are shown as having been elected in 1866. VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== ARARAT (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tharp M Girdlestone * Opposition 216 22.8 William McLELLAN * Opposition 306 32.2 William WILSON Ministerial 427 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 949 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tharp Mountain Girdlestone (1823-99): Elected 1862 by, 1864. Defeated 1866. Died 6 July 1899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McLellan (1831-1906): Elected 1859, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Wilson (1834-91): Elected 1866 Born: 16 February 1834, Dunbartonshire Career: To Melbourne 1853. Timber merchant, Geelong. Storekeeper and merchant, Ararat. -------------------------------------------------------------------- AVOCA (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin G DAVIES * Ministerial Unopposed Hon James M GRANT * Ministerial Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin George Davies (1825-91): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Macpherson Grant (1822-85): Elected 1856, 1859. Accepted office 1861. Elected 1861 by, 1861. Accepted office 1863. Elected 1863 by, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Board of Land and Works Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLARAT EAST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Corcoran Opposition 672 26.3 Charles DYTE * Ministerial 939 36.7 Charles E JONES * Ministerial 946 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,557 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Dyte (1818-93): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edwin Jones (1828-1903): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLARAT WEST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Cooper Ministerial 1,316 31.8 Duncan GILLIES * Opposition 1,383 33.5 William M K VALE * Ministerial 1,443 34.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,142 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cooper, see Creswick 1877. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Gillies (1834-1903): Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mountford Kinsey Vale (1833-95): Elected 1864. Resigned 1865. Elected 1865 by, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice-President of the Board Land and Works from 18 July 1866 Commissioner of Public Works from 18 July 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BELFAST ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon H J EVANS Ministerial Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Henry James Evans (1825-85): Elected 1866 Born: 21 October 1825, Canada Career: To Victoria about 1850. Police inspector 1850s. Stockbroker. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE EAST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James BALFOUR Ministerial 576 36.5 Mathew McCAW Ministerial 579 36.7 John Sherwin * Opposition 422 26.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,577 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sherwin (1810-68): Elected 1864. Defeated 1866 Later career: See Legislative Council 1866, Southern Province -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Balfour (1830-1913): Elected 1866 Born: 10 May 1830, Edinburgh Career: To Melbourne 1852. Merchant, Melbourne. Director banks and insurance companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathew McCaw (1815-76): Elected 1866 Born: About 1815, Ayrshire Career: To Port Phillip 1841. Farmer and cattle dealer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE SOUTH (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Harbison * Ministerial 742 25.4 Michael O'GRADY * Opposition 797 27.3 George P SMITH Ministerial 809 27.7 Dr Louis L Smith * Opposition 574 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,922 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harbison was MLA for Melbourne West 1864-66. He also contested Melbourne North at this election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Lawrence Smith (1830-1910): Elected 1859, 1861. Resigned 1863. Elected 1863 by, 1864. Defeated 1866 Later career: See Richmond 1871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael O'Grady (1824-76): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Paton Smith (1829-77): Elected 1866 Born: 1829, Northumberland Career: To Melbourne 1855. Journalist and barrister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE WEST (3 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark L KING * Ministerial 869 24.8 Peter J Martin Opposition 773 22.0 John C RIDDELL * Ministerial 959 27.4 John T SMITH * Ministerial 905 25.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,506 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Last King (1809-79): Elected 1859. Defeated 1861. Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Riddell (1809-79): Elected 1860 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomas Smith (1816-79): Elected 1856. Defeated 1859. Elected 1859. Defeated 1861. Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIGHTON ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George HIGINBOTHAM * Ministerial 396 53.1 J Wilberforce Stephen Opposition 350 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 746 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Stephen, see St Kilda 1870. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Higinbotham (1826-92): Elected 1861 by. Defeated 1861. Elected 1862 by, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASTLEMAINE (3 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William G BAILLIE Ministerial 1,083 19.4 Thomas Carpenter * Opposition 725 13.0 Samuel H BINDON * Ministerial 1,492 26.7 James FARRELL Ministerial 1,405 25.1 James B Patterson Opposition 888 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,593 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Patterson, see Castlemaine 1870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Carpenter (1832-82): Elected 1859. Defeated 1861. Elected 1864. Defeated 1866. Died 17 October 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gray Baillie (?-1871): Elected 1866 Birthplace and date unknown Career: To Melbourne 1850s. Stockbroker, Bendigo. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Henry Bindon (1812-79): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Justice from 18 July 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Farrell (1829-90): Elected 1866 Born: 11 January 1829, Co Longford Career: To Melbourne 1853. Publican, Castlemaine. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLINGWOOD (3 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Berry * Opposition 428 05.9 John EDWARDS * Ministerial 1,673 23.0 Dr Thomas EMBLING Ministerial 1,682 23.1 George Harker * Opposition 1,640 22.5 Wemyss Jobson Ministerial 163 02.2 Isaac G REEVES Ministerial 1,689 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,275 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Berry (1822-1904): Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Geelong West, 1869 by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Edwards (1836-82): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Embling (1814-93): Elected 1855 by, 1856, 1859. Defeated 1861. Elected 1866 Embling retired in 1868 Died 17 January 1893 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Harker (1816-79): Elected 1856. Accepted office 1858. Elected 1858 by. Defeated 1859. Elected 1859. Resigned 1860. Elected 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Collingwood, 1871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac Godfrey Reeves (1809-86): Elected 1866 Born: About 1809, Dublin Career: To VDL about 1830, to Geelong about 1850, to Melbourne 1861. Fellmonger, hat manufacturer. Collingwood Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CRESWICK (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FRAZER * Unopposed James H WHEELER * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Frazer (1831-70): Elected 1859, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Wheeler (1826-1904): Elected 1864, 1866 Wheeler retired in 1868 Later career: See Creswick, 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CROWLANDS (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BYRNE Unopposed Andrew LOVE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Byrne (1821-1909): Elected 1866 Born: 1821, Co Waterford Career: To USA 1848, to Melbourne 1853. Auctioneer. Company director. Melbourne City Council, Sandridge Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Love (1829-1901): Elected 1866 Born: About 1829, Ayrshire Career: To Port Phillip 1840. Pastoralist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALHOUSIE ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Quinlan Opposition 185 33.9 George J SANDS * Ministerial 361 66.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 546 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George John Sands (1821-87): Elected 1864, 1866 Resigned July 1867 Later career: See Dalhousie 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sands resigned after a parliamentary committee found him guilty of "conduct unbecoming a member of Parliament." He contested the by- election caused by his own resignation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DUNDAS ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Langton Opposition 231 47.5 John A MACPHERSON Ministerial 255 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Langton, see Melbourne East. 2. Macpherson was MLA for Portland 1864-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Alexander Macpherson (1833-94): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST BOURKE BOROUGHS ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Callaghan Opposition 384 44.2 Edward COPE * Ministerial 485 55.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 869 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Cope (1811-71): Elected 1864 by, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERALD HILL ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Mason Ministerial 619 49.4 John WHITEMAN Opposition 634 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Whiteman (?-1892): Elected 1866 Born: Warwickshire, date unknown Career: To Sydney 1850, to Melbourne 1852. Farrier, veterinary Surgeon, auctioneer, publican. Emerald Hill Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVELYN ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson * Opposition 156 48.9 William WATKINS Ministerial 163 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson (1829-1913): Elected 1863 by, 1864. Defeated 1866 Died 19 October 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Watkins (1821-86): Elected 1866 Born: About 1821, Hereford Career: Hotelier, Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEELONG EAST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George CUNNINGHAM * Ministerial Unopposed John RICHARDSON * Ministerial Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Cunningham (1829-92): Elected 1864, 1866 Cunningham contested Grant South in 1868. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Richardson (1819-76): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEELONG WEST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas FOOTT * Ministerial 618 41.8 Dr Richard HEATH Ministerial 454 30.7 Charles S Reeves Opposition 405 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,477 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Foott (1800-68): Elected 1860 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Heath (1809-88): Elected 1866 Born: 11 July 1809, Hertfordshire Career: Surgeon. Arrived Geelong 1858. Resident Medical Officer. Barabool Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND NORTH ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James McKean Ministerial 316 47.7 William PEARSON * Opposition 347 52.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For McKean, see Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Pearson (1818-93): Elected 1864, 1866 Pearson retired in 1868. Later career: See Legislative Council 1881, Eastern Province -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND SOUTH ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- J Mackay Ministerial 127 46.4 Peter SNODGRASS * Opposition 147 53.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 274 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Snodgrass (1817-67): Elected 1856, 1859, 1861, 1864, 1866 Died 25 November 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANT SOUTH (3 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- M J Cummins Opposition 353 11.3 John R HOPKINS * Ministerial 837 26.9 Peter LALOR * Ministerial 704 22.6 Andrew Love Ministerial 510 16.4 William N McCANN * Ministerial 707 22.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,111 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Rout Hopkins (1828-97): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Lalor (1827-89): Elected 1856, 1859, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Nelson McCann (1837-?): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 Forfeited seat after conviction for forgery, August 1867 Date of death unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRENVILLE (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Butler C Aspinall Opposition 611 19.1 Henry HENTY Ministerial 930 28.9 Sir Francis MURPHY * Ministerial 1,013 31.5 Mark M Pope * Opposition 660 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,214 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Aspinall, see Portland 2. Murphy was MLA for Murray Boroughs 1856-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Morrell Pope (1829-74): Elected 1862 by, 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Grenville 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Henty (1833-1912): Elected 1866 Born: 9 January 1833, Launceston Career: To Portland 1837. Merchant. Son of Hon James Henty MLC, brother of Hon Thomas Henty MLC, nephew of Edward Henty MLA and Hon Stephen Henty MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Murphy (1809-91): Elected 1856, 1859, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly -------------------------------------------------------------------- KILMORE ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard D IRELAND Opposition 275 59.1 William Robinson * Ministerial 190 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 465 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson was MLA for Melbourne North 1864-65. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Robinson (1820-1903): Elected 1864. Defeated 1866. Died 6 July 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Davies Ireland (1816-77): Elected 1857 by. Accepted office 1858. Elected 1858 by. Defeated 1859. Elected 1859. Accepted office 1860. Defeated 1860 by. Elected 1861. Resigned 1864. Elected 1866. Ireland contested Gippsland North in 1868. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KYNETON BOROUGHS ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Myles G Byrne Opposition 164 27.9 Robert B TUCKER * Ministerial 424 72.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 588 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Braithwaite Tucker (1821-84): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MALDON ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John RAMSAY * Ministerial 514 62.1 Hon John D Wood Opposition 314 37.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood was MLA for The Ovens 1857-61, Warrnambool 1861-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Ramsay (1811-67): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 Died 18 May 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MANDURANG (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James J CASEY * Ministerial 1,413 38.0 John McIntyre Opposition 787 21.2 Hon James F SULLIVAN * Ministerial 1,515 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,715 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- For McIntyre, see Sandhurst, 1877 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Joseph Casey (1831-1913): Elected 1861. Unseated 1862. Elected 1863 by, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Forester Sullivan (1815-76): Elected 1861 by. Accepted office 1861. Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Mines to 18 July 1866 Vice-President of the Board Land and Works from 4 March 1867 Commissioner of Railways and Roads from 4 March 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARYBOROUGH (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BOWMAN Ministerial 632 27.8 Richard D Ireland Opposition 520 22.8 Nathaniel Levi * Opposition 495 21.7 James McKEAN Ministerial 630 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,277 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ireland was MLA for Castlemaine Boroughs 1857-59, Maryborough 1859- 61, Villiers and Heytesbury 1861-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel Levi (1830-1908): Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Legislative Council 1892, North Yarra Province -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bowman (1831-93): Elected 1866 Born: About 1831, Co Down Career: To Melbourne about 1856. Tea merchant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James McKean (1832-1901): Elected 1866 Born: 24 April 1832, Belfast Ireland Career: To Melbourne 1854. Miner, journalist, barrister. Fitzroy Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE EAST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ambrose Kyte * Ministerial 1,019 25.3 Edward LANGTON Opposition 1,038 25.8 Nathaniel LEVI * Opposition 1,076 26.7 William Williams Ministerial 890 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,023 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Levi was MLA for Maryborough 1861-66. 2. For Williams, see Maldon 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ambrose Kyte (1822-68): Elected 1861, 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Richmond 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Langton (1828-1905): Elected 1866 Born: 2 January 1828, Kent Career: To Victoria 1852. Butcher. Jornalist, company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel Levi (1830-1908): Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE NORTH (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John G BURTT * Ministerial 1,369 39.3 John HARBISON Ministerial 1,385 39.8 S G King Opposition 729 20.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,483 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harbison was MLA for Melbourne West 1864-66. He had already Contested Bourke South at this election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Goulson Burtt (1809-1901): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Harbison (1825-1915): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE WEST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John H BLACKWOOD * Opposition 1,239 28.5 Stephen Donovan Ministerial 828 19.1 James L Irving Ministerial 801 18.4 Hon Charles MacMAHON Opposition 1,478 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,346 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacMahon was MLA for Bourke West 1861-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John H Blackwood (1827-1908): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles MacMahon (1824-91): Elected 1861. Defeated 1864. Elected 1866. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORNINGTON ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James McCULLOCH * Ministerial 414 71.6 Hibbert Newton Opposition 163 28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 577 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newton was MLA for Bourke South 1859-61. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James McCulloch (1819-93): Elected 1856. Accepted office 1857. Elected 1857 by, 1859. Retired 1861. Elected 1862 by, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier, Chief Secretary and Postmaster-General -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John ORR * Opposition 500 41.1 Patrick Perkins Ministerial 396 32.6 Robert Wood Ministerial 320 26.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Orr (1831-80): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 Orr contested Kilmore in 1868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY BOROUGHS ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Berry * Opposition 144 43.9 Patrick HANNA Opposition 184 56.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 328 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berry was MLA for Collingwood 1861-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Berry (1822-1904): Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Geelong West, 1869 by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Hanna (1819-90): Elected 1866 Born: 24 June 1819, Co Down Career: To Melbourne 1853. Engineer, landowner. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORMANBY ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Blair Ministerial 210 49.3 George C LEVEY * Opposition 216 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 426 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blair was MLA for Talbot 1856-59. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Collins Levey (?-1919): Elected 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- OVENS (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George B KERFERD * Opposition 391 42.8 George V SMITH * Ministerial 306 33.5 Hugh Templeton Ministerial 216 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 913 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Briscoe Kerferd (1831-89): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Verney Smith (?-1900): Elected 1865, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- POLWARTH AND SOUTH GRENVILLE ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- J Henry CONNOR * Ministerial 230 74.7 William Robertson Opposition 78 25.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 308 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Robertson, see Polwarth and South Grenville, 1871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Henry Connor (1834-99): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTLAND ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Butler C ASPINALL Opposition 199 56.9 David Blair Ministerial 151 43.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 350 --------------------------------------------------------------------- For Blair, see Crowlands, 1868. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspinall was MLA for Talbot 1856-59, Castlemaine 1859-61, Geelong East 1861-64. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Butler Cole Aspinall (1830-75): Elected 1856, 1859. Resigned 1860. Elected 1861. Retired 1864. Elected 1866 Aspinall contested St Kilda in 1868 --------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James G FRANCIS * Ministerial 1,199 29.4 Joshua Griffiths Opposition 768 18.8 G S Lang Opposition 1,019 25.0 Archibald B WARDROP * Ministerial 1,091 26.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,077 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Goodall Francis (1819-84): Elected 1859. Accepted office 1859. Elected 1859 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of Trade and Customs -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Baird Wardrop (1829-87): Elected 1864, 1866 Resigned July 1866 Died 4 January 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIPON AND HAMPDEN ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Learmonth Opposition 340 31.7 Francis LONGMORE * Ministerial 733 68.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,073 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Learmonth, see Legislative Council 1866, South-Western Province. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Longmore (1826-98): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RODNEY ==================================================================== Nominations 9 January, polling 15 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- R K Hammond Opposition 163 28.2 John MACGREGOR * Ministerial 415 71.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 578 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Macgregor (1828-84): Elected 1862 by, 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Mines from 18 July 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ST KILDA (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brice F BUNNY Opposition 1,267 26.8 John B Crews * Ministerial 1,124 23.8 Hon Archibald Michie * Ministerial 1,122 23.7 Joshua SNOWBALL Opposition 1,216 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,729 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Branscombe Crews (1815-1905): Elected 1858 by. Defeated 1859. Elected 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Bourke South, 1868 by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Michie (1813-99): Elected 1856. Accepted office 1857. Elected 1857 by, 1859. Defeated 1861. Elected 1863 by, 1864. Defeated 1866. Later career: See Ballarat West, 1870 by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Justice to 18 July 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brice Frederick Bunny (1820-85): Elected 1866 Born: 1820, Berkshire Career: Barrister London. To Melbourne 1852. St Kilda Council. Father of painter Rupert Bunny. Bunny retired in 1868 Died 2 June 1885 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Snowball (1821-93): Elected 1866 Born: 12 May 1821, Durham Career: To Port Phillip 1849. Merchant and builder. Prahran Council, Mayor 1864. Snowball retired in 1868 Died 9 September 1893 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDHURST (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BURROWES Ministerial 1,226 34.4 John HALFEY * Ministerial 1,253 35.2 Robert F Howard * Opposition 1,081 30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,560 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Frederick Howard (1822-1905): Elected 1859. Defeated 1861 Awarded seat on petition 1862. Elected 1864. Defeated 1866. Died 17 February 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Burrowes (1825-93): Elected 1866 Born: 1825, Canada Career: To Melbourne 1853. Storkeeeper and publican. Mining investor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Halfey (1825-89): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDRIDGE ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H Gresham Ministerial 273 44.9 Hon David MOORE * Opposition 335 55.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Moore (1824-98): Elected 1856. Retired 1859. Elected 1864, 1866 Moore retired in 1868 Died 11 July 1898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- VILLIERS AND HEYTESBURY (2 members) ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William BAYLES * Ministerial 874 41.9 Frederick L SMYTH Ministerial 654 31.4 John D Wood Opposition 556 26.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,084 votes cast -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood was MLA for The Ovens 1857-61, Warrnambool 1861-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bayles (1820-1903): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Leopold Smyth (1816-96): Elected 1866 Born: 1816, Dublin Career: Educated Trinity College Dublin. Barrister. To Melbourne 1863. Smyth contested Gippsland North in 1868. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRNAMBOOL ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William PLUMMER Ministerial 220 53.8 John D Wood Opposition 189 46.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 409 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood was MLA for The Ovens 1857-61. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Plummer (1819-79): Elected 1866 Born: 1819, Devon Career: To Port Phillip 1841. Flour miller and property investor, Warrnambool. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAMSTOWN ==================================================================== Nominations 23 January, polling 29 January 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert M Smith Opposition 265 34.0 Hon George F VERDON * Ministerial 525 66.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 780 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Smith, see St Kilda, 1873 by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Frederick Verdon (1834-96): Elected 1859. Accepted office 1860. Elected 1860 by, 1861, 1864, 1866 Verdon contested Emerald Hill in 1868. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasurer -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIMMERA ==================================================================== Nominations 20 December, polling 30 December 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James MacBAIN * Opposition Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James MacBain (1828-92): Elected 1864, 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1866-68 ==================================================================== BALLARAT WEST ==================================================================== Nominations 31 July, polling 6 August 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following acceptance of office by William M K Vale -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Carpenter 558 33.7 William M K VALE Ministerial 1,099 66.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carpenter was MLA for Mandurang 1859-61, Castlemaine 1864-65. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mountford Kinsey Vale (1833-95): Elected 1864. Resigned 1865. Elected 1865 by, 1866. Accepted office 1866. Elected 1866 by. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASTLEMAINE ==================================================================== Nominations 1 August 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following acceptance of office by Samuel H Bindon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel H BINDON Ministerial Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Henry Bindon (1812-79): Elected 1864, 1866. Accepted office 1866. Elected 1866 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- RODNEY ==================================================================== Nominations 1 August 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following acceptance of office by John Macgregor -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John MACGREGOR * Ministerial Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Macgregor (1828-84): Elected 1862 by, 1864. Accepted office 1866. Elected 1866 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND ==================================================================== Nominations 21 September, polling 25 September 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Archibald Wardrop -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George S Coppin 804 44.4 Ambrose KYTE Ministerial 1,007 55.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coppin was MLC South-Western Province 1858-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ambrose Kyte (1822-68): Elected 1861, 1864. Defeated 1866. Elected 1866 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- MANDURANG ==================================================================== Nominations 18 March, polling 25 March 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following acceptance of office by Hon James F Sullivan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James F SULLIVAN Ministerial Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Forester Sullivan (1815-76): Elected 1861 by. Accepted office 1861. Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864, 1866. Accepted office 1867. Elected 1867 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- MALDON ==================================================================== Nominations 10 June, polling 14 June 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of John Ramsay -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Amsinck 265 31.6 Thomas Carpenter 32 03.8 William WILLIAMS Ministerial 541 64.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 838 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carpenter was MLA for Mandurang 1859-61, Castlemaine 1864-65. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Williams (1822-90): Elected 1867 by Born: 1822, Bristol Career: To Melbourne 1852. Carriage and railway car builder. Melbourne City Council, Mayor 1866. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALHOUSIE ==================================================================== Nominations 7 August, polling 12 August 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of George J Sands -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles G DUFFY 476 63.6 George J Sands 272 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 748 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George John Sands (1821-87): Elected 1864, 1866. Resigned 1867. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903): Elected 1856. Accepted office 1857. Elected 1857 by. Accepted office 1858. Elected 1858 by, 1859, 1861 Retired 1864. Elected 1867 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANT SOUTH ==================================================================== Nominations 5 September, polling 13 September 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the forfeiture of William N McCann -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Berry 70 04.7 Colin Campbell 470 31.8 Duncan Longden 67 04.5 William STUTT 870 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Berry was MLA for Collingwood 1861-66. 2. Campbell was MLC for Ripon and Hampden 1854-56, MLA for Ripon, Polwarth, Hampden and South Grenville 1856-59. 3. Longden was MLC for Avoca 1855-56. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Stutt (1827-1912): Elected 1867 by Born: About 1827, Co Fermanagh Career: To Canada 1842, to Melbourne 1853. Farmer, publican. --------------------------------------------------------------------