Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1878–1880


This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 17 August16 September 1878 to the elections of 20 March14 July 1880.
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.
NameProvinceTerm in Office
Eastern1866–1883
South1874–1913
South-Western1875–1886
Western1859–1880
Western1874–1887
South1876–1898
North-Western1851–1854; 1862–1882
South1878–1897
Central1853–1855; 1859–1879
South-Western1870–1880
South-Western1874–1907
South1870–1895
North-Western1864–1908
North-Western1858–1881
Central1853–1854; 1866–1886
South1872–1884
Central1878–1888
South-Western1853–1882
Eastern1853–1856; 1857–1880
South-Western1863–1886
North-Western1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884
Eastern1876–1881
North-Western1860–1864; 1868–1886
Western1878–1888
Central1874–1880; 1882–1901
Western1855–1856; 1864–1868;
1876–1882
Central1873–1883
Eastern1873–1901
Western1875–1881
Eastern1875–1880

William Mitchell was President of the Council, Caleb Jenner was Chairman of Committees.