VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 12 SEPTEMBER 1902 ==================================================================== Shows ministerial and parliamentary offices held in the period 12 September 1902 and 1 June 1904 Voting figures are taken from Colin Hughes and Don Aitkin, "Voting for the Australian state upper houses, 1890-1984," ANU Press 1986. Candidates' given names are taken from "The Argus." VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 9,728 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William McCULLOCH * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McCulloch (1832-1909): Elected 1880, 1890. Accepted office 1894. Elected 1894 by, 1896, 1902 Resigned November 1903 Died 4 April 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Gippsland Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edward Jolley Crooke (1861-1940): Elected 1893 by, 1898 > Joseph Hoddinott (1848-1912): Elected 1898 by, 1901 Hoddinott retired in 1904. Died 28 April 1912. > William Pearson (1864-1919): Elected 1896 by, 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 13,996 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert REID * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Reid (1842-1904): Elected 1892 by, 1896. Accepted office 1902. Elected 1902 by, 1902 Resigned February 1903 Died 12 May 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Public Instruction to to 3 February 1903 Minister of Health to to 3 February 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Melbourne Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Mark Davies (1840-1919): Elected 1889. Defeated 1895. Elected 1899 by. Accepted office 1899. Elected 1899 by, 1900. Accepted office 1902. Elected 1902 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Solicitor-General to 6 February 1903 Minister of Public Instruction 6 February 1903 to 7 September 1903 Solicitor-General from 7 September 1903 Attorney-General from 16 February 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cornelius Job Ham (1837-1909): Elected 1882, 1886, 1892, 1898 Ham retired in 1904. Died 11 December 1909 > Arthur Snowden (1829-1918): Elected 1895, 1901 Snowden retired in 1904. Died 18 June 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NELSON PROVINCE 5,992 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Hans IRVINE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans William Henry Irvine (1857-1922): Elected 1901 by, 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Nelson Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Steuart Gladstone Black (1862-1940): Elected 1901 by > Thomas Dowling (1820-1914): Elected 1886, 1892, 1898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE 8,284 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William BAILLIEU * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lawrence Baillieu (1859-1936): Elected 1901 by, 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Northern Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph Henry Abbott (1830-1904): Elected 1876. Disqualified 1876. Elected 1889 by, 1892, 1898 Abbott contested Bendigo Province in 1904. > George Simmie (1828-1906): Elected 1889, 1895, 1901 Simmie retired in 1904. Died 26 March 1906 > Joseph Sternberg (1852-1928): Elected 1891 by, 1894, 1900 Sternberg contested Bendigo Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-CENTRAL PROVINCE 5,380 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Nicholas FITZGERALD * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Fitzgerald (1829-1908): Elected 1864, 1874, 1884, 1890, 1896, 1902 Fitzgerald contested Southern Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North-Central Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Henry Embling (1840-1912): Elected 1892, 1898 Embling contested Southern Province in 1904. > William Blair Gray (1833-1904): Elected 1901 by Gray contested Bendigo Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- North-Central Province was abolished in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 9,267 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William ORR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Orr (1843-1929): Elected 1901 by, 1902 Orr retired in 1904. Died 6 February 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North-Eastern Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Brown (1829-1903): Elected 1883 by, 1886, 1892, 1898 Died 9 July 1903 > Arthur Otto Sachse (1860-1920): Elected 1892 by, 1894, 1900 Sachse contested North-Eastern Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Public Instruction from 7 September 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 11,682 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry WILLIAMS * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Williams (1852-1910): Elected 1901 by, 1902 Resigned November 1903 Died 26 July 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North-Western Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Bell (1836-1908) Elected 1882, 1888, 1894, 1900 James retired in 1904. Died 24 February 1908 > Thomas Comrie (1834-1910): Elected 1897 by, 1898 Comrie retired in 1904. Died 4 August 1910 > Joseph Major Pratt (1834-1917): Elected 1889, 1895, 1901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH YARRA PROVINCE 9,218 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William PITT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Pitt (1855-1918): Elected 1891 by, 1896, 1902 Pitt contested Melbourne East Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for North Yarra Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Fredrick Sheppard Grimwade (1840-1910): Elected 1891 by, 1894, 1900 Grimwade retired in 1904. Died 4 August 1910 > Nathaniel Levi (1830-1908): Elected 1861 by, 1861, 1864, 1866. Defeated 1868. Elected 1892, 1898 Levi contested Melbourne South Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- North Yarra Province was abolished in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE 11,036 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas BRUNTON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brunton (1831-1908): Elected 1890, 1896, 1902 Brunton retired in 1904. Died 7 September 1908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Southern Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Rupert Turner Havelock Clarke (1865-1926): Elected 1897 by, 1900 Clarke retired in 1904. Died 25 December 1926 > Donald Melville (1829-1919): Elected 1882, 1886, 1892, 1898. Accepted office 1899. Elected 1899 by Melville contested Melbourne North Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 13,986 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James BALFOUR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Balfour (1830-1913): Elected 1866. Resigned 1868. Elected 1874 by, 1880, 1890, 1896, 1902 Balfour contested East Yarra Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South-Eastern Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Callender Campbell (1838-1916): Elected 1895 by, 1900 > Duncan Elphinstone McBryde (1853-1920): Elected 1891 by. Retired 1896. Elected 1901 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 7,233 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas HARWOOD * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Charles Harwood (1825-1912): Elected 1899 by, 1902 Harwood contested South-Western Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South-Western Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sidney Austin (1846-1906): Elected 1888, 1894, 1900 Austin retired in 1904. Died 8 May 1906 > Henry John Wrixon (1839-1915): Elected 1868. Accepted office 1870. Elected 1870 by, 1871, 1874. Retired 1877. Elected February 1880, July 1880, 1883, 1886, 1889, 1892. Resigned July 1894. Elected 1896 by, 1898 Wrixon contested South-Western Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH YARRA PROVINCE 13,671 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas PAYNE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Henry Payne (1862-1932): Elected 1901 by, 1902 Payne contested Melbourne South Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for South Yarra Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Godfrey (1834-1920): Elected 1895, 1901 Godfrey contested Melbourne South Province in 1904. > Edward Miller (1848-1932): Elected 1893 by, 1894, 1900 Miller contested East Yarra Province in 1904. > Edmund Edmonds Smith (c1844-1914): Elected 1901 by Resigned November 1903 Died 13 April 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- South Yarra Province was abolished in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLINGTON PROVINCE 8,203 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Henry CUTHBERT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Cuthbert (1829-1907): Elected 1874. Accepted office 1877. Elected 1877 by. Accepted office 1880. Elected 1880 by, 1884, 1890. Accepted office 1894. Elected 1894 by, 1896, 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Wellington Province 1902-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Ham (1830-1908): Elected 1886 by, 1888, 1894, 1900 > John Young McDonald (1837-1917): Elected 1898 > Edward Morey (1832-1907): Elected 1889, 1895, 1901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 6,451 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Agar WYNNE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agar Wynne (1850-1934): Elected 1888 by. Accepted office 1893. Elected 1893 by, 1896. Accepted office 1900. Elected 1900 by, 1902 Resigned November 1903 Later career: MHR (Protectionist, Liberal) for Balaclava 1906-14. See Legislative Assembly 1917, St Kilda. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other members for Western Province 1900-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Walter Synnot Manifold (1849-1928): Elected 1901 by > Nathan Thornley (?-1903): Elected 1882, 1892 Died 1 March 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1902-04 ==================================================================== MELBOURNE PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 6 March 1903, following the resignation of Hon Robert Reid -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William CAIN Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cain (1831-1914): Elected 1903 by Born: April 1831, Isle of Man Career: Educated Liverpool Institute. To Victoria 1852. Miner and contractor Bendigo. Builder Melbourne. Company director, investor. Melbourne City Council, Lord Mayor 1886-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 3 April 1903, following the death of Hon Nathan Thornlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert RITCHIE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Blackwood Ritchie (1861-1937): Elected 1903 by Born: 12 February 1861, Penshurst Career: Grazier at Penshurst. Endowed Ritchie Chair of Economics at University of Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 19 August 1903, following the death of Hon Frederick Brown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willis LITTLE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willis Little (1848-1917): Elected 1903 by Born: About 1848, Tatong Career: Butcher, Benalla. Grazier at Benalla. Benalla Shire Council, President 1877, 1884, 1892. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 29 September 1903, following acceptance of office by Hon A Otto Sachse -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon A Otto SACHSE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Otto Sachse (1860-1920): Elected 1892 by, 1894, 1900. Accepted office 1903. Elected 1903 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 23 December 1903, following the resignation of Hon William McCulloch -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel VARY Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Wesley Vary (1840-1930): Elected 1903 by Born: 1 February 1840, England Career: To Victoria 1852. Gold miner. Grazier at Morwell. Narracan Shire Council, President 1880, 1882. Morwell Shire Council, President 1897, 1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 23 December 1903, following the resignation of Hon Henry Williams -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard REES Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bloomfield Rees (1859-1935): Elected 1903 by Born: 1859, Wales Career: Educated London, pharmacist and dentist. To Victoria 1884. Public servant and lecturer in health. Farmer at Swan Hill from 1893. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH YARRA PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 23 December 1903, following the resignation of Hon Edmund E Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas LUXTON Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Luxton (1859-1911): Elected 1903 by Born: About 1859, Cornwall Career: To Victoria as child. Educated Bendigo. Gold miner, sharebroker, Beldigo and Ballarat. Melbourne from 1899. Company director and philanthropist. Prahran City Council, Mayor 1894, 1901. Father of Sir Harold Luxton MLA. Luxton contested Melbourne South Province in 1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE enrolment unknown ==================================================================== 23 December 1903, following the resignation of Hon Agar Wynne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander MacLEOD Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Magnus MacLeod (1846-1910): Elected 1903 by Born: 7 August 1846, near Portland Career: Educated Scotch College. Grazier and horse-breeder at Merino. Son of Donald MacLeod MLA, brother of Hon Donald MacLeod MLA. MacLeod retired in 1904. Died 19 July 1910 --------------------------------------------------------------------