VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1880 ==================================================================== Showing ministerial and parliamentary offices held in the period 7 August 1880 to 30 November 1882 Under the Legislative Council Act of 1881, the Legislative Council was restructured as a house of 42 members. Victoria was divided into 14 Provinces, each electing three members. The Act "assigned" each sitting member of the Council to one of the new Provinces, as indicated at the foot of this file. VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== CENTRAL PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 17 August 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James LORIMER * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Lorimer (1831-89): Elected 1879 by, 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Central Province 1880-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Graham (1819-98): Appointed 1853. Resigned 1854. Elected 1866, 1876 > William Edward Hearn (1826-88): Elected 1878 > James MacBain (1828-92): Elected 1864, 1866, 1868, 1871, 1874, 1877. Retired 1880. Elected 1880by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office from 19 August 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Theodotus John Sumner (1820-84): Elected 1873 by, 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 4 September, polling 16 September 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McCULLOCH 1,284 66.8 George Sharpe 638 33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharpe was MLA for Moira 1877-80. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McCulloch (1832-1909): Elected 1880 Born: 22 October 1832, Wigtownshire Career: To Melbourne 1852. Miner at Mt Alexander. Businessman, pastoralist, stock-breeder. Melbourne City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Eastern Province 1880-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Stirling Hore Anderson (1821-83): Elected 1858 by, 1859. Accepted office 1860. Elected 1860 by, 1861. Defeated 1864. Elected 1866 by, 1866. Accepted office 1874. Elected 1874 by, 1876 > John George Dougharty (1823-89): Elected 1880 by > Robert Dyce Reid (1839-1900): Elected 1876 by Resigned July 1881 Later career: See Legislative Assembly, Fitzroy 1883 > John Alson Wallace (1828-1901): Elected 1873 by, 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 4 September 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir William H F MITCHELL * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Fancourt Mitchell (1811-84): Elected 1856. Accepted office 1857. Elected 1857 by. Defeated 1858. Elected 1859 by, 1860. Accepted office 1862. Elected 1862 by, 1870, 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North Western Province 1880-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Campbell (1810-96): Elected 1862, 1872 Resigned April 1882 Died 20 August 1896 > Nicholas Fitzgerald (1829-1908): Elected 1864, 1874 > Alexander Fraser (1802-88): Elected 1858 by, 1866. Accepted office 1872. Elected 1872 by. Defeated 1876. Declared elected 1876. Resigned November 1881 Died 20 August 1888 > Francis Robertson (1825-86): Elected 1868, 1878 SOUTHERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 17 August 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James BALFOUR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Balfour (1830-1913): Elected 1866. Resigned 1868. Elected 1874 by, 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Southern Province 1880-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Buchanan (1827-1914): Elected 1876 > William John Clarke (1831-97): Elected 1878 > Frank Stanley Dobson (1835-95): Elected 1870 by, 1872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Solicitor-General from 9 July 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Ferrier Hamilton (1820-1905): Elected 1872 by, 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 24 August, polling 4 September 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph H Connor 840 41.4 Hon Philip RUSSELL 1,187 58.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,027 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Connor was MLA for Polwarth and South Grenville 1864-71, 1874-77. 2. Russell was MLC for South Western Province 1869-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Russell (1822-92): Elected 1869 by. Resigned 1875. Elected 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South Western Province 1880-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Frederick Belcher (1823-1909): Elected 1875 by, 1876 > Henry Cuthbert (1829-1907): Elected 1874. Accepted office 1877. Elected 1877 by. Accepted office 1880. Elected 1880 by > James Henty (1800-82): Elected 1856, 1862, 1872 Died 12 January 1882 > Caleb Joshua Jenner (1830-90): Elected 1863 by, 1868, 1878 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henty was the last serving member of the first Legislative Council elected in 1856. WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 31 August 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Samuel WILSON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Wilson (1832-95): Elected 1861 by, 1861. Retired 1864. Elected 1875 by, 1880 Resigned May 1881 Later career: Returned to Britain. Conservative MP 1886-92. Died 11 June 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Western Province 1880-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Bromell (1832-87): Elected 1874 > William Ross (1827-1900): Elected 1878 > Robert Simson (1819-96): Elected 1868. Retired 1878. Elected 1880 by Simson retired in 1882 Died 3 November 1896 > Charles Sladen (1816-1884): Appointed 1855. Elected 1856. Resigned 1857. Elected 1864 by. Retired 1868. Elected 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1880-82 ==================================================================== WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 21 April, polling 2 May 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Sir Samuel Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas F CUMMING 739 50.7 Alexander Wilson 718 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Forrest Cumming (1842-1918): Elected 1881 by Born: 26 September 1842, Melbourne Career: Pastoralist -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 23 July 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following acceptance of office by Hon Dr Frank S Dobson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Frank S DOBSON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Stanley Dobson (1835-95): Elected 1870 by, 1872. Accepted office 1881. Elected 1881 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 30 July 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Robert D Reid -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William PEARSON Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearson was MLA for Gippsland North 1864-67. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Pearson (1818-93): Elected 1864, 1866. Retired 1868. Elected 1881 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 3 December, polling 15 December 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Alexander Fraser -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin McKenna 624 20.2 William E STANBRIDGE 2,460 79.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenna was MLA for Kyneton Boroughs 1868-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Edward Stanbridge (1816-94): Elected 1881 by Born: 5 April 1894, Warwickshire Career: To Port Phillip 1841. Pastoralist and mining investor. One of the founders of Daylesford. Daylesford Council, Mayor 1882. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 28 January 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following acceptance of death of Hon James Henty -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis ORMOND Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Ormond (1829-89): Elected 1882 by Born: 23 November 1829, Aberdeen Career: To Melbourne 1842. Pastoralist and philanthropist. Funded Working Men's College (now RMIT), St Paul's Cathedral, Ormond College, Ormond Hall etc. Suburb of Ormond named for him. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== Nominations 6 May 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon William Campbell -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William A ZEAL Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zeal was MLA for Castlemaine 1864-65, 1871-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Austin Zeal (1830-1912): Elected 1864. Retired 1865. Elected 1871. Retired 1874. Elected 1882 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS TO NEW PROVINCES 1881 ==================================================================== Member Province New Province -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Graham Central South Yarra William E Hearn Central Melbourne James Lorimer Central Melbourne James MacBain Central South Yarra Theodotus J Sumner Central North Yarra Robert S H Anderson Eastern North-Eastern John G Dougharty Eastern Gippsland William McCulloch Eastern Gippsland William Pearson Eastern Gippsland John A Wallace Eastern North-Eastern Nicholas Fitzgerald North Western North-Central William H F Mitchell North Western Northern Francis Robertson North Western Northern William E Stanbridge North Western North-Central William Austin Zeal North Western North-Central James Balfour Southern South-Eastern James Buchanan Southern South-Eastern William J Clarke Southern Southern Frank S Dobson Southern Southern Thomas F Hamilton Southern South-Eastern George Belcher South Western Wellington Henry Cuthbert South Western Wellington Caleb Jenner South Western South-Western Francis Ormond South Western South-Western Philip Russell South Western South-Western Thomas Bromell Western Nelson Thomas F Cumming Western Western William Ross Western Western Robert Simson Western Western Charles Sladen Western Nelson