Electoral district of Normanby, Dundas and Follett explained

Upper:yes
Normanby, Dundas and Follett
State:vic
Created:1851
Abolished:1856
Namesake:Counties of Normanby,
Dundas & Follett
Class:Rural

The Electoral district of Normanby, Dundas and Follett was one of the original sixteen electoral districts[1] of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony on the continent of Australia at the time.

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]

The electoral district of Normanby, Dundas and Follett was based in the far south-west of Victoria, consisting of the counties of Normanby, Dundas and Follett,[1] bordering South Australia and including the towns of Casterton, Coleraine and Cavendish.[3]

The area covered by Normanby, Dundas and Follett became part of the larger Western Province of the Legislative Council from 1856.

Members

One member initially, two from the expansion of the Council in 1853.[4]

Member 1Term
James Frederick PalmerNov 1851 – Mar 1856 Member 2Term
Charles GriffithJun 1853 – Apr 1854 &<br />Jun 1854 – Mar 1856

See also

Notes

= resigned
Palmer went on to represent Western Province in the Legislative Council from November 1856.
Griffith went on to represent the Electoral district of Dundas and Follett in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[5]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victorian Electoral Act . 1851 . 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. Web site: Electoral Districts of South Grant, North Grant, North Grenville, Ripon, Hampden, South Grenville and Polworth, Villiers and Heytesbury, Normanby, Dundas and Follett . 1855 . map . 20 May 2013.
  4. Sweetman, p.108
  5. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members). State Government of Victoria. 20 May 2013.