Electoral district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth explained

Upper:	yes
Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth
State:	vic
Created:	1851
Abolished:	1856
Class:	Rural

The Electoral district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth 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 defined as consisting of the four central western Victorian counties of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth.^{[1] [2]}

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).^[3]

Members

One member initially, two from the enlarged Council of 1853.^[4]

Member 1	Term
Adolphus Goldsmith	Nov. 1851 – Nov. 1853	Member 2	Term
John Thompson Charlton	Dec. 1853 – Sep. 1854	James Thomson	Aug. 1853   – Feb. 1854
Robert Pohlman	Jan. 1855   – Mar. 1856	Colin Campbell	May 1854^[5] – Mar. 1856

= resigned
= by-election

Campbell went on to represent Polwarth, Ripon, Hampden and South Grenville in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.^[6]

See also

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

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Victorian Electoral Act. 31 May 2013. New South Wales Government.
2. 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 . 31 May 2013.
3. Book: Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 . Sweetman, Edward . 1920 . Whitcombe & Tombs Limited . 182 . 31 May 2013.
4. Sweetman, p.108
5. News: Victoria. Empire . Sydney . 3 . Campbell gazetted on 30 May 1854
6. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members). State Government of Victoria. 31 May 2013.