Electoral district of Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour
The Electoral district of Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour was one of the original sixteen electoral districts[1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.
The district's area was based on the towns of Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour.[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]
Members
[edit]One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853.[3]
| Member 1 | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Snodgrass | Nov. 1851 – Mar. 1856 | Member 2 | Term |
| Patrick O'Brien | Aug. 1853 – Mar. 1856 |
Snodgrass went on to represent the Electoral district of Anglesey in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[4]
O'Brien went on to represent the Electoral district of South Bourke in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[4]
See also
[edit]- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Council
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Sweetman, p.108
- ^ a b "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 20 May 2013.