North Eastern Province (Victoria)


North Eastern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It was created in the redistribution of provinces in 1882 when the original provinces of Central and Eastern Provinces were abolished. The new North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South and Melbourne West Provinces were then created.
North Eastern Province was created and defined by the Legislative Council Act 1881 as consisting of the following divisions: Chiltern, Rutherglen, North Ovens, Beechworth, Bright, Oxley, Benalla, Euroa, Yarrawonga, Shepparton, Mansfield, Howqua, Goulburn and Seymour.
North Eastern Province was abolished at the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.

Members for North Eastern Province

Three members initially, two after the 1904 redistribution of provinces, Melbourne East Province and others were created.
Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3Term
Robert Anderson Nov 1882 – Oct 1883Patrick Hanna Nov 1882 – Aug 1888John WallaceNov 1882 – Oct 1901
Frederick Brown Jun 1884 – Jul 1903John Turner Sep 1888 – Oct 1888
Election declared void		John WallaceNov 1882 – Oct 1901
Frederick Brown Jun 1884 – Jul 1903James Stewart Butters Dec. 1888 – Jul 1889
Sep 1889 – Apr? 1892		John WallaceNov 1882 – Oct 1901
Willis Little Aug 1903 – Apr 1916Arthur Sachse May 1892 – Jul 1920William OrrNov 1901 – May 1904
William Kendell May 1916 – Oct 1922Sir John Harris Sep 1920 – Jun 1946
Albert Zwar Nov 1922 – Feb 1935Sir John Harris Sep 1920 – Jun 1946
Percival Inchbold Apr 1935 – Jul 1953Ivan Swinburne15 Jun 1946 – 19 Mar 1976
Keith Bradbury22 Aug 1953 – 12 Apr 1978Ivan Swinburne15 Jun 1946 – 19 Mar 1976
Keith Bradbury22 Aug 1953 – 12 Apr 1978David Evans20 Mar 1976 – 29 Mar 1996
Bill Baxter26 Jun 1978 – 24 Oct 1984 &
2 Feb 1985 – 24 Nov 2006		Jeanette Powell30 Mar 1996 – 29 Nov 2002
Bill Baxter26 Jun 1978 – 24 Oct 1984 &
2 Feb 1985 – 24 Nov 2006		Wendy Lovell30 Nov 2002 – 24 Nov 2006

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