Longest-serving members of the Parliament of Victoria explained

Longest serving parliamentarians

A list of the 15 longest-serving members of both Victoria's Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

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PortraitNamePartyHouseElectorateTerm beganTerm endedTime in officeNotes
1
LaborLegislative AssemblyWilliamstown22 April 1955[1]
2
IndependentLegislative AssemblyClunes and Allandale9 April 18891 June 1904[2] [3]
United AustraliaAllandale1 June 19047 October 1933
3Nicholas Fitzgerald
(1829–1908)		IndependentLegislative CouncilNorth Western Province29 November 1864November 1882[4] [5]
North Central ProvinceNovember 188217 August 1908
4Frank Clarke
(1879–1955)		NationalistLegislative CouncilNorthern Province6 June 19134 June 1925[6] [7]
[8]
United AustraliaMelbourne South Province4 June 192512 June 1937
Liberal and CountryMonash Province12 June 193713 February 1955
5James Balfour
(1830–1913)		IndependentLegislative AssemblyEast Bourke12 February 186619 August 1868[9] [10]
[11] [12]
[13] [14]
Legislative CouncilSouthern Province30 June 187430 November 1882
South Eastern Province30 November 18821 June 1904
East Yarra Province1 June 190424 August 1913
6Albert Lind
(1878–1964)		United Country PartyLegislative AssemblyGippsland East21 October 192015 July 1961[15] [16]
[17] [18]
7Bill Slater
(1890–1960)		LaborLegislative AssemblyDundas15 November 191714 May 1932 <-- Adjusted for multiple terms -->[19] [20]
[21] [22]
[23]
6 September 19328 November 1947
Legislative CouncilDoutta Galla Province18 June 194919 June 1960
8Ewen Hugh Cameron
(1831–1915)		Commonwealth LiberalLegislative AssemblyEvelyn19 May 187426 November 1914[24] [25]
[26]
9Herbert Hyland
(1884–1970)		CountryLegislative AssemblyGippsland South30 November 192918 March 1970 [27] [28]
10William Angliss
(1865–1957)		Liberal and CountryLegislative CouncilSouthern Province21 June 191221 June 1952[29] [30]
[31]
11Tom Tunnecliffe
(1869–1948)		LaborLegislative AssemblyWest Melbourne15 December 19031 June 1904 <-- Adjusted for multiple terms -->[32] [33]
[34] [35]
[36] [37]
[38]
Eaglehawk15 March 190721 October 1920
Collingwood30 August 192130 July 1947
12William Edgar
(1858–1948)		United AustraliaLegislative CouncilMelbourne West Province1 June 19046 June 1913 <-- Adjusted for multiple terms -->[39] [40]
[41] [42]
East Yarra Province5 July 19176 June 1948
13George Prendergast
(1854–1937)		LaborLegislative AssemblyNorth Melbourne4 October 189428 September 1897<-- Adjusted for multiple terms -->[43] [44]
[45] [46]
1 November 19009 April 1927
Footscray9 April 192728 August 1937
14John Cain Sr
(1882–1957)		LaborLegislative AssemblyJika Jika15 November 19174 March 1927<-- Adjusted for multiple terms -->[47]
Northcote9 April 19274 August 1957
15James Jewell
(1869–1949)		LaborLegislative AssemblyBrunswick14 March 191014 May 1949 [48] [49]

Notes and References

  1. John Lemmon. 1369. 28 August 2019. 21 November 2023.
  2. Sir Alexander James Peacock (KCMG). 1369. 28 August 2023. 21 November 2023.
  3. Swearing of Members. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly. 9 April 1889. 60. 3.
  4. Nicholas Fitzgerald. 500. 2 November 2023. 21 November 2023.
  5. New Members. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Council. 29 November 1864. 11. 6.
  6. Web site: Carr . Adam . Legislative Council Election of 6 June 1913 . 21 November 2023 . . 21 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121050102/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1913council.txt . live .
  7. Web site: Carr . Adam . Legislative Council Election of 4 June 1925 . 21 November 2023 . . 21 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121050102/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1925council.txt . live .
  8. Web site: Carr . Adam . Legislative Council Election of 12 June 1937 . 21 November 2023 . . 21 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121050107/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1937council.txt . live .
  9. Hon James Balfour. 272. 20 November 2023. 21 November 2023.
  10. Swearing in of Members. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly. 12 February 1866. 1. 2.
  11. News: 20 August 1868 . Melbourne . 2 . . 5226 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 30 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430045945/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60856338 . live .
  12. New Member. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Council. 30 June 1874. 18. 540.
  13. Web site: Carr. Adam. Legislative Council Election of 30 November 1882. 24 November 2023. Psephos. 24 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231124074054/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1882council.txt. live.
  14. Web site: Carr. Adam. Legislative Council Election of 1 June 1904. 24 November 2023. Psephos. 24 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231124054930/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1904council.txt. live.
  15. Sir Albert Eli Lind. 1373. 28 August 2019. 22 November 2023.
  16. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-sixth Parliament Elected 21 October 1920 . 22 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123002722/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1920assembly.txt . live .
  17. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Forty-second Parliament Elected 15 July 1961 . 22 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123002722/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1961assembly.txt . live .
  18. Retirement. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly. 18 April 1961. 263. 3097.
  19. William Slater. 1565. 28 August 2023. 22 November 2023.
  20. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-fith Parliament Elected 15 November 1917 . 22 November 2023 . . 4 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104152036/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1917assembly.txt . live .
  21. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Thirty-first Parliament Elected 14 May 1932 . 22 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123002724/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1932assembly.txt . live .
  22. Book: Green, H. J. . Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and Papers . Government Printer . 1932 . Melbourne . 114 . en-AU . 30 April 2024 . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123031338/https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/documents/assembly/Votes_volumes/Votes_%26_Proceedings_1932_S1%262.pdf . live .
  23. Web site: Carr . Adam . Legislative Council Election of 18 June 1949 . 23 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123002723/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1949council.txt . live .
  24. Ewen Hugh Cameron. 392. 19 October 2023. 23 November 2023.
  25. Swearing of Member. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly. 19 May 1874. 18. 2.
  26. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-fourth Parliament Elected 26 November 1914 . 23 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123002723/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1914assembly.txt . live .
  27. Sir Herbert John Thornhill Hyland. 1309. 15 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
  28. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Thirtieth Parliament Elected 30 November 1929 . 23 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123023200/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1929assembly.txt . live .
  29. Sir William Charles Angliss. 989. 3 October 2023. 23 November 2023.
  30. Web site: Carr . Adam . Legislative Council Election of 2 June 1910 . 23 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123023201/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1910council.txt . live .
  31. Web site: Carr . Adam . Legislative Council Election of 21 June 1952 . 23 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123023201/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1952council.txt . live .
  32. Thomas Tunnecliffe. 1620. 28 August 2023. 24 November 2023.
  33. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Nineteenth Parliament Elected 1 November 1902 . 24 November 2023 . . 4 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104132758/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1902assembly.txt . live .
  34. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twentieth Parliament Elected 1 June 1904 . 24 November 2023 . . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124020304/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1904assembly.txt . live .
  35. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-first Parliament Elected 15 March 1907 . 24 November 2023 . . 4 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104135544/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1907assembly.txt . live .
  36. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-sixth Parliament Elected 21 October 1920 . 24 November 2023 . . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123002722/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1920assembly.txt . live .
  37. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-seventh Parliament Elected 30 August 1921 . 24 November 2023 . . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124020304/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1921assembly.txt . live .
  38. News: Sick Member Resigns . . 28787 . Victoria, Australia . 31 July 1947 . 24 November 2023 . 14 . . 30 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430045914/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206041426 . live .
  39. William Haslam Edgar. william-edgar. 24 November 2023.
  40. Web site: Carr. Adam. Legislative Council Election of 1 June 1904. 24 November 2023. Psephos. 24 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231124054930/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1904council.txt. live.
  41. Web site: Carr. Adam. Legislative Council Election of 6 June 1913. 24 November 2023. Psephos. 21 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231121050102/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1913council.txt. live.
  42. Web site: Carr. Adam. Legislative Council Election of 1 June 1916. 24 November 2023. Psephos. 24 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231124054927/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1916council.txt. live.
  43. George Michael Prendergast. george-prendergast/. 24 November 2023.
  44. Swearing of Members. Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly. 4 October 1894. 75. 9.
  45. 1897. 3639. Discharging Members of the Legislative Council From Attendance and Dissolving the Legislative Assembly. Madden. John. 28 September 1897. 24 November 2023. John Madden (judge).
  46. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-first Parliament Elected 9 April 1927 . 24 November 2023 . . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325132134/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1927assembly.txt . live .
  47. John Cain. john-cain-senior. 24 November 2023.
  48. James Robert Jewell. james-robert-jewell. 24 November 2023.
  49. Web site: Carr . Adam . The Twenty-first Parliament Elected 29 December 1908 . 24 November 2023 . . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606120154/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1908assembly.txt . live .

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