North Yarra Province

North Yarra Province
Victoria—Legislative Council
State Victoria
Created 1882
Abolished 1904

North Yarra Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council,[1] the upper house of the Victorian Parliament. It was created in the redistribution of provinces in 1882[2] when the original provinces[3] of Central and Eastern were abolished. The new North Yarra, North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South and Melbourne West Provinces were then created.[1]

North Yarra consisted of the following divisions: Hotham North, Hotham South, Fitzroy North, St. Mark's, Fitzroy (East), Fitzroy (West), Darling Gardens, Glasshouse (North), Glasshouse (South), Abbotsford, Footscray, North Williamstown and South Williamstown.[2]

North Yarra Province was abolished in the redistribution of 1904 when new provinces including Melbourne North Province and Melbourne East Province were created.[1]

Members for North Yarra Province

Theodotus Sumner was transferred from the abolished Central Province.

Member 1 Party Term Member 2 Party Term Member 3 Party Term
Francis Beaver     Dec 1882   – Oct 1887[d] George Meares     Dec 1882 – Sep 1886 Theodotus Sumner     Nov 1882   – Feb 1883
George Le fevre     Nov 1887[b] – Oct 1891[d] William Roberts     Sep 1886 – Sep 1892 James Beaney     Mar 1883   – Jun 1891[d]
Frederick Grimwade     Nov 1891[b] – May 1904 Nathaniel Levi     Sep 1892 – May 1904 William Pitt     Aug 1891[b] – May 1904

  b = by-election
  d = died in office

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "The Legislative Council Act 1881". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 182. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

Coordinates: 37°49′S 144°54′E / 37.817°S 144.900°E / -37.817; 144.900

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