Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1856–1858
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections on 5 August 1856 to the elections of 31 August to 2 October 1858.
The old unicameral, partly nominated Legislative Council was abolished on 20 March 1856.
On 7 November 1856 the members of the now bicameral and fully elected Victorian Parliament were published in the Government Gazette.
The new Council first met in November 1856.
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.
Name | Province | Term in Office |
North-Western | 1856–1858 | |
South | 1856–1863 | |
South | 1856–1861; 1863–1870 | |
South-Western | 1853–1854; 1856–1858 | |
Western | 1856–1858 | |
Central | 1851–1869 | |
Central | 1856–1858 | |
South-Western | 1853–1882 | |
Western | 1856–1870 | |
Eastern | 1853–1865 | |
Central | 1853–1860 | |
Central | 1856–1859 | |
South-Western | 1856–1864; 1867–1874 | |
Eastern | 1856–1857 | |
South | 1854–1864 | |
North-Western | 1856–1860 | |
South | 1856–1859 | |
Central | 1851–1866 | |
North-Western | 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 | |
Western | 1851–1870 | |
North-Western | 1856–1859 | |
South | 1856–1864 | |
South-Western | 1856–1860 | |
Eastern | 1856–1863 | |
South-Western | 1851–1866; 1866–1874 | |
Eastern | 1856–1863 | |
Western | 1856–1859 | |
North-Western | 1856–1860 | |
Western | 1856–1864 | |
Eastern | 1856–1874 |