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. |
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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. |
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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.