Electoral district of Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour explained

The Electoral district of Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour was one of the original sixteen electoral districts^[1] 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 based on the towns of Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour.^[1]

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).^[2]

Members

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

Member 1	Term
Peter Snodgrass	Nov. 1851 – Mar. 1856	Member 2	Term
		Patrick O'Brien	Aug. 1853 – Mar. 1856

Snodgrass went on to represent the Electoral district of Anglesey in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.^[4]
O'Brien went on to represent the Electoral district of South Bourke in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.^[4]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Victorian Electoral Act. 20 May 2013. New South Wales Government.
2. Book: Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 . Sweetman, Edward . 1920 . Whitcombe & Tombs Limited . 182 . 20 May 2013.
3. Sweetman, p.108
4. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members). State Government of Victoria. 20 May 2013.