| Upper: | yes |
| Villiers and Heytesbury | |
| State: | vic |
| Created: | 1851 |
| Abolished: | 1856 |
| Namesake: | Counties of Villiers and Heytesbury |
| Class: | Rural |
The Electoral district of Villiers and Heytesbury 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 was located in western Victoria and included the counties of Villiers and Heytesbury,[1] covering the area from Lake Corangamite along the coast westward past Port Fairy.[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]
One member initially, two from 1853.[3]
| Member 1 | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| William Rutledge | Oct 1851[4] – Mar 1854 | Member 2 | Term |
| Claud Farie[5] | Apr 1854 – Oct 1855 | George Winter | Jun 1853 – Aug 1854 |
| James Mylne Knight | Dec 1855 – Mar 1856 | William Forlonge | Oct 1854 – Mar 1856 |
= resigned
= by-election
Rutledge later represented Villiers and Heytesbury in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.[6]
Forlonge later represented The Murray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from January 1858.[6]