Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1851–1853
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as appointed to the inaugural Council of 1851 or elected at the 1851 election.
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From 1851 to 1856 the original Legislative Council was unicameral (a single chamber) and consisted of Electoral districts.[1] From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house).[2]
- a Redmond Barry resigned June 1852, replaced as Solicitor-General from 13 April 1852 by Edward Williams.[3] Williams was replaced by James Croke from 21 July 1852.[3]
- b Dight died 9 October 1852, replaced by William Nicholson, by-election November 1852
- c Dunlop died 21 June 1852, replaced by Joseph Anderson on 14 July 1852[4][5]
- d Ebden resigned October 1852, replaced by Hugh Childers, from 26 October 1852.[4][6]
- e Griffith resigned June 1852, replaced by John Riddell on 21 June 1852[5]
- f Haines resigned August 1852, replaced by Archibald Michie on 26 October 1852[7]
- g Johnston resigned December 1852; replaced by Augustus Greeves, by-election January 1853
- h Mercer resigned December 1852; replaced by John Myles, by-election December 1852
- i Osborne resigned December 1852; replaced by Lauchlan Mackinnon, by-election December 1852
- j Robinson died 14 May 1852; replaced by Alexander Thomson, by-election June 1852
- k Ross resigned July 1852, replaced by Thomas Turner à Beckett, nominee, from 14 July 1852[4][5]