Electoral District Of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville And Polwarth
The Electoral district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth was one of the original sixteen electoral districts 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 defined as consisting of the four central western Victorian counties of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth.
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).
Members
One member initially, two from the enlarged Council of 1853.
| Member 1 | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolphus Goldsmith | Nov. 1851 – Nov. 1853 | Member 2 | Term |
| John Thompson Charlton | Dec. 1853 – Sep. 1854 | James Thomson | Aug. 1853 – Feb. 1854 |
| Robert Pohlman | Jan. 1855 – Mar. 1856 | Colin Campbell | May 1854 – Mar. 1856 |
= resigned
= by-election
Campbell went on to represent Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Council
References
- ^ "Victorian Electoral Act" (PDF). New South Wales Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Electoral Districts of South Grant, North Grant, North Grenville, Ripon, Hampden, South Grenville and Polworth, Villiers and Heytesbury, Normanby, Dundas and Follett" (map). 1855. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Sweetman, p.108
- ^ "Victoria". Empire. Sydney. p. 3.Campbell gazetted on 30 May 1854
- ^ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 31 May 2013.