Eastern Province (Victoria)


Eastern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council,
Victoria being a colony in the continent of Australia at the time.
It was one of the six original Provinces of the bi-cameral Legislative Council created in November 1856.
Its area was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act of 1855 as
Eastern Province was abolished by the Legislative Council Act of 1881.
Eastern Province was replaced by the new provinces of North Eastern and Gippsland of three members each.

Members for Eastern Province

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Member 1Member 2Member 3Member 4Member 5Term
Matthew HerveyJames StewartWilliam KayeRobert ThomsonBenjamin WilliamsNov 1856 – Feb 1857
Matthew HerveyJames StewartvacantRobert ThomsonBenjamin WilliamsMar 1857 – Apr 1857
Matthew HerveyJames StewartWilliam Highett Robert ThomsonBenjamin WilliamsMay 1857 – Aug 1863
Matthew HerveyJames Pinnock
William Highett Robert ThomsonBenjamin WilliamsSep 1863 – Nov 1863
Matthew HerveyJames Pinnock
William Highett Robert Turnbull
Benjamin WilliamsDec 1863 – Oct 1864
Matthew HerveyHenry MurphyWilliam Highett Robert Turnbull
Benjamin WilliamsNov 1864 – Jul 1865
William Haines Henry MurphyWilliam Highett Robert Turnbull
Benjamin WilliamsAug 1865 – Feb 1866
Robert S. H. AndersonHenry MurphyWilliam Highett Robert Turnbull
Benjamin WilliamsMar 1866 – Nov 1872
Robert S. H. AndersonHenry MurphyWilliam Highett Sir Francis MurphyBenjamin WilliamsDec 1872 – Nov 1873
Robert S. H. AndersonJohn Wallace William Highett Sir Francis MurphyBenjamin WilliamsNov 1873 – Dec 1874
Robert S. H. AndersonJohn Wallace William Highett Sir Francis MurphyWilliam Wilson
Jan 1875 – Nov 1876
Robert S. H. AndersonJohn Wallace William Highett Robert Dyce Reid William Wilson
Nov 1876 – Jul 1880
Robert S. H. AndersonJohn Wallace William Highett Robert Dyce Reid John Dougharty Aug 1880 – Sep 1880
Robert S. H. AndersonJohn Wallace William McCullochRobert Dyce Reid John Dougharty Sep 1880 – Jul 1881
Robert S. H. AndersonJohn Wallace William McCullochWilliam Pearson, Sr.John Dougharty Aug 1881 – Nov 1882

After Eastern Province was abolished in 1882, Anderson and Wallace went on to represent North Eastern from 1882; Dougharty, McCulloch and Pearson went on to represent Gippsland.