Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1902–1904
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, from the 1902 state election held on 1 October 1902 to the 1904 state election held on 1 June 1904.[1] From 1889 there were 95 seats in the Assembly.[2][1] [3]
Victoria became a state of Australia in 1901. At the 1904 elections, 42 districts were abolished and new ones created. The abolished districts were: Anglesey; Ararat; Benalla and Yarrawonga; Bogong; Carlton South; Castlemaine; Clunes and Allandale; Creswick; Dandenong and Berwick; Delatite; Donald and Swan Hill; Dunolly; East Bourke; East Bourke Boroughs; Eastern Suburbs; Emerald Hill; Essendon and Flemington; Footscray; Gippsland Central; Grant; Horsham; Jolimont and West Richmond; Kilmore, Dalhousie and Lancefield; Kyneton; Maldon; Mandurang; Melbourne South; Normanby; Numurkah and Nathalia; Portland; Ripon and Hampden; Sandhurst; Sandhurst South; Shepparton and Euroa; South Yarra; Stawell; Talbot and Avoca; Villiers and Heytesbury; Wangaratta and Rutherglen; West Bourke; West Melbourne and Windermere.[4]
- Note: the Start and End dates refer to the politician's term for that seat.
- Duncan Gillies was Speaker until his death on 12 September 1903. William Beazley was Chairman of Committees until becoming Speaker on 16 September 1903.[5]
- [a] Gillies died 12 September 1903; replaced by George Fairbairn in October 1903
- [b] Hall died 25 April 1903; replaced by John Carlisle in May 1903.
- [c] Hickford resigned in November 1903; replaced by David Methven in December 1903.
- [d] Hirsch resigned in November 1903; replaced by William Telford Webb in December 1903.
- [e] McKenzie left Parliament in February 1903; replaced by Thomas Hunt in March 1903.
- [f] Maloney resigned in November 1903; replaced by Tom Tunnecliffe in December 1903.
- [g] Staughton died 20 May 1903; replaced by Andrew Robert Robertson in June 1903.
- [h] Trenwith resigned in November 1903; replaced by George Roberts in December 1903.
- [i] Wilson resigned in November 1903; replaced by John Glasgow in December 1903.
References
- "Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- "Electoral Districts Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- "Legislative Assembly - Former Speakers". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1902–03 (PDF). 101. Melbourne: Robert S. Brain. 1903.