Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1897–1900 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, from the elections of 14 October 1897 to the elections of 1 November 1900.[1] From 1889 there were 95 seats in the Assembly.[1] [2] [3]

Victoria was a British self-governing colony in Australia at the time.

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that member's term(s) in the Assembly, not necessarily for that electorate.

17th Parliament
Name Term in Office
1894–1901
1886–1889; 1894–1898
1892–1900
1886–1894; 1897–1907
1889–1912
1889–1908
1889–1901
1894–1929
1894–1900
1892–1908
1886–1889; 1897–1904
1892–1902
1874–1914
1877–1883; 1885–1900
1894–1904
1894–1900
1889–1913
1879–1879; 1880–1900
1894–1929
1874–1886; 1887–1904
1894–1904
1892–1902
1894–1904
1886–1894; 1897–1911
1889–1902
1897–1904
1861–1868; 1870–1894; 1897–1903
1884–1914
1877–1900; 1902–1904
1894–1900
1894–1904
1894–1902; 1907–1908
1894–1904
1891–1892; 1894–1899
1883–1910
1880–1894; 1897–1904
1894–1900
1894–1906
1892–1893; 1893–1901
1894–1902
1894–1901
1880–1894; 1897–1900
1889–1894; 1894–1904; 1907–1908
1880–1889; 1892–1914
1871–1877; 1880–1906
1896–1900
1897–1913
1895–1899
1886–1901
1894–1924
1877–1880; 1881–1902
1892–1903; 1911–1920
1880–1901
1894–1900
1894–1917
1889–1903
1871–1877; 1878–1886; 1889–1902
1897–1902; 1907–1908
1889–1894; 1897–1902; 1903–1904
1897–1900
1897–1907
1894–1900
1886–1900
1884–1916
1878–1880; 1880–1883;
1888–1894; 1897–1900
1893–1902
1885–1902; 1904–1920
1889–1933
1892–1900
1892–1900
1894–1901
1894–1915
1880–1904
1873–1877; 1878–1882; 1894–1900
1889–1904
1897–1899
1880; 1883–1901
1889–1904
1894–1900
1889–1904
1892–1900; 1902–1914
1897–1935
1889–1903
1874–1900
1896–1904
1889–1901
1892–1900
1886–1889; 1892–1902
1897–1900; 1902–1914
1864–1867; 1880–1900
1892–1902
1892–1908
1894–1904
1877–1883; 1889–1902
1877–1899

Francis Mason was Speaker. William Beazley was Chairman of Committees.

Anderson died 3 May 1898; replaced by John Pollock Spiers, sworn-in June 1898.

Hancock died 22 November 1899; replaced by Samuel Mauger, sworn-in January 1900.

McCay lost a by-election on 20 December 1899 after accepting the position of Minister for Education; replaced by Harry Lawson.[4]

E. Murphy died 12 April 1900; replaced by George Holden, sworn-in June 1900.

Stapleton died 9 November 1899; replaced by David Kerr, sworn-in December 1899.

Zox died 23 October 1899; replaced by Samuel Gillott, sworn-in November 1899.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections since 1856 . Parliament of Victoria . 22 April 2014.
  2. Web site: The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888 . 25 April 2014 . PDF .
  3. Web site: Re-Member (Former Members) . State Government of Victoria . 25 April 2014.
  4. News: Riverine Herald . Echuca, Vic . The Ministerial Elections . 21 December 1899.