North Central Province (Victoria)

North Central
Victoria—Legislative Council
State Victoria
Created 1882
Abolished 1904

North Central Province was a former electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia). It was created in the redistribution of provinces in 1882 when the Central and Eastern Provinces were abolished. The new North Central Province, South Yarra, North Yarra, South Eastern and Melbourne Provinces were then created.[1]

North Central Province was created and defined by the Legislative Council Act 1881 (taking effect from the 1882 elections) as consisting of the following divisions: McIvor, Heathcote, Pyalong, Kyneton, Glenlyon, Metcalfe, Strathfieldsaye, Mount Alexander, Mount Franklin, Newstead, Maldon, Castlemaine, Chewton and Daylesford.[2]

North Central Province was abolished in 1904, with the creation of the new East Yarra, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South and Melbourne West Provinces .[1][3]

Members for North Central Province

Member 1 Term Member 2 Term Member 3 Term
Nicholas Fitzgerald Nov 1882 – May 1904[t] William Zeal Nov 1882[4][5] – May 1901 William Stanbridge Nov 1882 – Aug 1892
William Gray Jun 1901     – May 1904[g] William Embling Sep 1892 – May 1904[t]

Notes

t Fitzgerald and Embling transferred to Southern Province June 1904.[6]
g Gray transferred to Bendigo Province June 1904.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Legislative Council Act 1881". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Browne, Geoff. "Zeal, Sir William Austin (1830–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "North Central Province.". The Argus. Melbourne.: National Library of Australia. 18 November 1882. p. 9. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 Victoria Parliamentary Debates 1904. VCII. 29 June 1904. p. 2.

Coordinates: 37°05′S 144°15′E / 37.083°S 144.250°E / -37.083; 144.250

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