The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 45

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly.

Ninth Parliament—Opened May 22, 1877. Eighty-six Members. Fifty-five Districts.

Qualification of Voters.—Every male person 21 years of age (not subject to any legal incapacity), who shall be a naturalised or denizen subject of Her Majesty, and who shall have resided in Victoria for twelve months previous to 1st of January or July in any year, and shall have been naturalised or made denizen at least three years, is qualified to vote for members of the Legislative Assembly, if he—1. Resides in any electoral district; or, 2. Owns lands or tenements of the clear value of £50, or of the clear yearly value of £5; or, 3. Is upon roll of ratepaying electors. Persons in possession of first qualification, after having resided three months in district, may take out an elector's right by making personal application, and paying 1s. to registrar of division in which elector resides. Persons in possession of second qualification may take out an elector's right by making personal application to, and paying 1s. to registrar of division in which property is situate. All persons residing in any city, town, borough, shire, or road district, who pay rates, are entitled to be enrolled upon a roll of ratepaying electors for division of electoral district in which property is situated, provided that all rates due within three months before 20th June in each year are paid on or before that date.

Speaker: The Hon. Sir C. Gavan Duffy.

District. Name.
Ararat Gaunson. David
Avoca Davies, Benj. Geo.
Avoca Grant, James M.
Batlarat East Brophy, D.
Batlarat James, John
Batlarat West Bell. H.
Batlarat West Fincham, George R.
Batlarat West Smith, Major W. C.
Barwon Ince, J.
Belfast O'Shanassy, Sir Joha
Benambra Wright, P.
Boroondara Smith, Robt. Murray
Bourke East Ramsay, Robert
Bourke East Brghs Cook, W. M.
Bourke South Fergusson, James
Bourke West Cameron, D.
Bourke West Smith, John Thomas
Brighton Bent, Thomas
Carlton Munro, James
Castlemaine Pearson, C. H.
Castlemaine Patterson, J. B.
Collingwood Langridge, G. D.
Castlemaine Mirams, James
Creswick Cooper, T.
Creswick Richardson, Richard
Creswick Sainsbury, H. H.
Dalhousie Duffy, John Gavan
Delatite Graves, J. H.
Dundas Sergeant, Jno.
Emerald Hill Lyell, Andrew
Emerald Hill Nimmo, John
Evelyn Cameron, Ewen Hugh
Fitzroy Macgregor, R.
Fitzroy Tucker, Albert Lee
Footscray King, Mark Last
Geelong Berry, Graham
Geelong Johnstone, R. de Bruce
Geelong Kernot, Charles
Gippsland North Duffy, Sir C, Gavan
Gippsland North Smyth,F. L.
Gippsland South Mason, F. C.
Grant Lalor, Peter
Grant Rees. J.

Chairman of Committees: John James.

District. Name.
Grenville Bird. J.
Grenville Davies, D. M.
Kara Kara Dow, J. L.
Kilmore & Anglesey Hunt, Thomas
Kyneton Boroughs Young, Charles
Mandurang Casey, James J.
Mandurang Moore, Thompson
Mandurang Williams, H. R.
Maldon Service, James
Maryb'gh & Talbot Barr, J. M.
Maryb'gh & Talbot Bowman, R.
Melbourne East Smith. A. K.
Melbourne East Zox, Ephraim L.
Melbourne North Laurens, J.
Melbourne North Story Joseph
Melbourne West Andrews, J.
Melbourne West O'Loghlen, Sir Bryan
Moira Orr, J.
Moira Sharpe, G.
Mornington Purves, J. L.
Normanby Tytherleigh, W.
Ovens Billson, George
Ovens Kerferd, George B.
Polw'th & S. Grenv O'Hea, W. J.
Portland Cope, Thomas
Richmond Bosisto, Joseph
Richmond Smith, Louis L.
Ripon & Hampden Longmore, Francis
Rodney Fraser, Simon
Rodney Gillies, Duncan
Sandhurst Clark, R.
Sandhurst M'Intyre, J.
Sandhurst Mackay, Angus
Sandridge Madden, John
Stawell Woods, John
St. Kilda Carter, Godfrey D.
St. Kilda Dixon, E. J.
Villiers & Heytesb'y Bayles, William
Villiers & Heytesb'y Dwyer, J.
Warrnambool Francis, Jas. G.
Williamstown Clark, Alfred T.
Wimmera Clark, R.
Wimmera MacBain, James

The Legislative Assembly is elected for three years, but may be dissolved by the Governor.