Electoral district of Belfast and Warrnambool

Belfast and Warrnambool Victoria—Legislative Council
State	Victoria
Created	1851
Abolished	1856
Namesake	Towns of Belfast and Warrnambool
Demographic	Urbanised Rural

The Electoral district of Belfast and Warrnambool was one of the original sixteen electoral districts^[1] of the unicameral Legislative Council of the British colony of Victoria in 1851 to 1856.

The district included the towns of Belfast (renamed to Port Fairy around 1889) and Warrnambool.^[1] It was abolished when the single house was replaced in 1856 by a bicameral system consisting of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house) and Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces).^[2]

Members

One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853.^[3]

Member 1	Term
Thomas Osborne	Nov 1851     – Dec 1852^[r]
Lauchlan Mackinnon	Dec 1852^[b] – May 1853	Member 2	Term
Frederick Stevens	Jun 1853^[b][4] – Feb 1854	Mark Nicholson	Aug 1853   – May 1854
Francis Beaver	Mar 1854^[b] – Mar 1856	George Horne	Sep 1854^[b] – Mar 1856

See also

• Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
• List of members of the Victorian Legislative Council

Notes

^r = resigned
^b = by-election

Beaver went on to represent the Electoral district of Belfast in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.^[5]

Horne went on to represent the Electoral district of Warrnambool in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.^[5]

References

1. "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
2. Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
3. Sweetman, p.108
4. "Progress of the Elections". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 9 June 1853. p. 4.
5. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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