VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 11 SEPTEMBER 1890 ==================================================================== Showing ministerial and parliamentary offices held in the period 11 September 1890 to 8 September 1892 Voting figures are taken from Colin Hughes and Don Aitkin, "Voting for the Australian state upper houses, 1890-1984," ANU Press 1986. This is the first election covered by Hughes and Aitkin, who give enrolment figures and informal vote figures for every seat. Candidates' given names are taken from "The Argus." VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 8,926 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William McCULLOCH * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McCulloch (1832-1909): Elected 1880, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Gippsland Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Davis (1833-96): Elected 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 16 February 1892 to 22 March 1892 Minister of Defence from 22 March 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Pearson (1818-93): Elected 1864, 1866. Retired 1868. Elected 1881 by, 1882, 1886 > Charles Sargeant (1836-1908): Elected 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 17,252 enrolled, 7,702 (44.6%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Benjamin BENJAMIN * 4,249 55.6 Emanuel Steinfeld 2,553 33.4 John Thomson 837 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 (00.8%) informal 7,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Steinfeld, see Wellington Province 1892. 2. Thomson was MLA for Evelyn 1863-65. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Benjamin (1834-1905): Elected 1889 by, 1890 Resigned September 1892 (insolvent) Died 7 March 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The by-election to replace Benjamin was held after the 1892 Legislative Council election, and appears on that page. Other members for Melbourne Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Selth Coppin (1819-1906): Elected 1858. Resigned 1863. Elected 1874. Defeated 1877. Elected 1883, 1886. Defeated 1889. Elected 1889 > Cornelius Job Ham (1837-1909): Elected 1882, 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 5 November 1890 to 16 February 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Service (1823-99): Elected 1858 by. Defeated 1859. Elected 1859. Accepted office 1859. Elected 1859 by, 1861. Resigned 1862. Elected 1874, 1877, February 1880. Accepted office 1880. Elected 1880 by, July 1880. Resigned 1881. Elected 1883. Retired 1886. Elected 1888 by, 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NELSON PROVINCE 5,208 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James P MACPHERSON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Philip Macpherson (1842-91): Elected 1887 by, 1890 Died 23 August 1891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Nelson Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Dowling (1820-1914): Elected 1886 > William Henry Seville Osmand (1824-1901): Elected 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE 8,821 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William I WINTER * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Irving Winter (1840-1901): Elected 1884 by, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Northern Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph Henry Abbott (1830-1904): Elected 1876. Disqualified 1876. Elected 1889 by > Frederick Illingworth (1844-1908): Elected 1889 by Resigned April 1891 (insolvent) Later career: To Perth 1892. WA MLA 1894-1907. Died 8 September 1908. > George Simmie (1828-1906): Elected 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-CENTRAL PROVINCE 5,439 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Nicholas FITZGERALD * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Fitzgerald (1829-1908): Elected 1864, 1874, 1884, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North-Central Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Edward Stanbridge (1816-94): Elected 1881 by Stanbridge retired in 1892. Died 5 April 1894 > William Austin Zeal (1830-1912): Elected 1864. Retired 1865. Elected 1871. Retired 1874. Elected 1882 by, 1882, 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Postmaster-General from 28 April 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 9,451 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John A WALLACE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Alson Wallace (1828-1901): Elected 1873 by, 1874, 1884, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North-Eastern Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Brown (1829-1903): Elected 1883 by, 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office from 27 June 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Stewart Butters (1832-1912): Elected 1868. Expelled 1869. Elected 1869 by. Retired 1871. Elected 1888 by Resigned April 1892 (insolvent) Died 1 September 1912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 11,703 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George YOUNG * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Young (1848-91): Elected 1882, 1884 Died 20 November 1891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North-Western Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Bell (1836-1908) Elected 1882, 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Defence to 5 November 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Coutts (1843-97): Elected 1882, 1886 > Joseph Major Pratt (1834-1917): Elected 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH YARRA PROVINCE 15,014 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr James G BEANEY * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James George Beaney (1828-91): Elected 1883 by, 1884, 1890 Died 20 June 1891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North Yarra Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Le Fevre (1848-91): Elected 1887 by, 1888. Resigned 1889. Elected 1889 by Died 17 October 1891 > William Henry Roberts (1847-1900): Elected 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE 13,882 enrolled, 7,024 (50.6%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas BRUNTON 4,493 64.6 William R F Moore 2,468 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 (00.9%) informal 6,961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brunton (1831-1908): Elected 1890 Born: 25 June 1831, Roxburghshire Career: To Melbourne 1853. Miner. Baker and flour-miller. Pastoralist at Roxburgh Park. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Southern Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William John Clarke (1831-97): Elected 1878, 1888 > Donald Melville (1829-1919): Elected 1882, 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 11,064 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James BALFOUR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Balfour (1830-1913): Elected 1866. Resigned 1868. Elected 1874 by, 1880, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office to 5 November 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South-Eastern Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Buchanan (1827-1914): Elected 1876 > Frank Stanley Dobson (1835-95): Elected 1870 by, 1872, 1882, 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 6,849 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joseph H CONNOR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Henry Connor (1834-99): Elected 1864, 1866, 1868. Defeated 1871. Elected 1874. Defeated 1877. Elected 1882 by, 1883. Resigned 1886. Elected 1886 by, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South Western Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sidney Austin (1846-1906): Elected 1888 > Donald Smith Wallace (1844-1900): Elected 1889 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH YARRA PROVINCE 19,543 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Frederick T SARGOOD * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Thomas Sargood (1834-1903): Elected 1874 by. Resigned 1880. Elected 1882. Accepted office 1883. Elected 1883 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Defence 5 November 1890 to 16 February 1892 Minister of Public Instruction 5 November 1890 to 16 February 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South Yarra Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Mark Davies (1840-1919): Elected 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Justice 5 November 1890 to 16 February 1892 Chief Secretary 26 March 1891 to 22 April 1891 Minister of Health 26 March 1891 to 22 April 1891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Simon Fraser (1832-1919): Elected 1874, 1877, February 1880, July 1880. Retired 1883. Elected 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 5 November 1890 to 16 February 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James MacBain (1828-92): Elected 1864, 1866, 1868, 1871, 1874, 1877. Retired 1880. Elected 1880by, 1882, 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLINGTON PROVINCE 8,814 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry CUTHBERT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Cuthbert (1829-1907): Elected 1874. Accepted office 1877. Elected 1877 by. Accepted office 1880. Elected 1880 by, 1884, 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Justice to 5 November 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Wellington Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry Gore (1840-1909): Elected 1886 > David Ham (1830-1908): Elected 1886 by, 1888 > Edward Morey (1832-1907): Elected 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 6,837 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Agar WYNNE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agar Wynne (1850-1934): Elected 1888 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Western Province 1890-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Samuel Winter Cooke (1847-1929): Elected 1888 > Nathan Thornley (?-1903): Elected 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1890-92 ==================================================================== SOUTH YARRA PROVINCE ==================================================================== 1 December 1890, following acceptance of office by Hon John M Davies and Hon Sir Frederick T Sargood -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John M DAVIES Unopposed Hon Sir Frederick T SARGOOD Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Mark Davies (1840-1919): Elected 1889. Accepted office 1890. Elected 1890 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Thomas Sargood (1834-1903): Elected 1874 by. Resigned 1880. Elected 1882. Accepted office 1883. Elected 1883 by. Accepted office 1890. Elected 1890 by, 1884. Accepted office 1890. Elected 1890 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE ==================================================================== 6 May 1891, following the resignation of Hon Frederick Illingworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph STERNBERG Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Sternberg (1852-1928): Elected 1891 by Born: 1852, London Career: To Victoria 1850s. Auctioneer and storkeeper, Rochester and Bendigo. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH YARRA PROVINCE 15,897 enrolled, 7,343 (46.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1 August 1891, following the death of Hon Dr James G Beaney -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel Levi 689 09.4 William PITT 3,959 53.9 Derbin Willder 2,695 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 informal 7,343 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Levi was MLA for Maryborough 1861-65, Melbourne East 1866-67. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Pitt (1855-1918): Elected 1891 by Born: 4 June 1855, Melbourne Career: Architect (designed St Kilda Town Hall). Collingwood City Council, Mayor 1890. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NELSON PROVINCE ==================================================================== 25 September 1891, following the death of Hon James P Macpherson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Loughlin 1,862 48.1 Samuel WILLIAMSON 2,013 51.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,875 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Williamson (1840-1901): Elected 1891 by Born: About 1840, Kirkcudbrightshire Career: To Melbourne 1861. Businessman, pastoralist, banker. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes and Aitkin do not mention this by-election. These figures are from "The Argus." NORTH YARRA PROVINCE ==================================================================== 21 November 1891, following the death of Hon Dr George Le Fevre -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick S GRIMWADE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fredrick Sheppard Grimwade (1840-1910): Elected 1891 by Born: 10 November 1840, Norfolk Career: To Melbourne 1863. Manufacturer, banker. Chairman Chamber of Commerce 1882. Great-uncle of Philip S Grimwade MLA, great- grandfather of Hon Frederick S Grimwade MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 11,172 enrolled, 4,460 (39.9%) voted ==================================================================== 19 December 1891, following the death of Hon George Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan E McBRYDE 2,657 60.2 Pharez Phillips 1,762 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 (00.9%) informal 4,419 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Phillips, see North-Western Province 1896. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Elphinstone McBryde (1853-1920): Elected 1891 by Born: 1853, Argyllshire Career: To NSW 1872, to Victoria 1884. Banker, director of BHP and other mining companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE ==================================================================== 20 April 1892, following acceptance of office by Hon George Davis -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George DAVIS Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Davis (1833-96): Elected 1888. Accepted office 1892. Elected 1892 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-CENTRAL PROVINCE ==================================================================== 23 May 1892, following acceptance of office by Hon William A Zeal -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William A ZEAL Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Austin Zeal (1830-1912): Elected 1864. Retired 1865. Elected 1871. Retired 1874. Elected 1882 by, 1882, 1888. Accepted office 1892. Elected 1892 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 9,683 enrolled, 3,786 (39.1%) voted ==================================================================== 23 May 1892, following the resignation of Hon James S Butters -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Coldwell 1,870 49.6 A Otto SACHSE 1,898 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 (00.5%) informal 3,768 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Otto Sachse (1860-1920): Elected 1892 by Born: 22 May 1860, Toowoomba Qld Career: Engineer, worked in Qld and South-East Asia. To Victoria 1885. Consulting engineer, Melbourne. --------------------------------------------------------------------