Northern Province (Victoria)


Northern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council,
It was initially created by the Legislative Council Act 1881 and defined as having the following divisions: Echuca Shire, Echuca Borough, Marong, Raywood, Huntly, Waranga, Sandhurst, Sandhurst Central, Sandhurst South and Eaglehawk. Northern Province was created out of parts of North Western Province and Eastern Province, which was abolished.

1904

Northern Province was redefined in the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 and consisted of the following:
DivisionDescription
ECHUCAThe borough of Echuca.
GOULBURNThe portion of the shire of Goulburn within the province.
HEATHCOTEThe shire of Mclvor.
HUNTLYThe shire of Huntly.
KERANGThe portions of the shires of Kerang and Gordon situated east of the Loddon River.
MOOROOPNAThe shire of Rodney.
NUMURKAHThe shire of Numurkah and the portion of the shire of Tungamah within the province.
ROCHESTERThe shire of Echuca.
ROCHESTER EASTThe shire of Deakin.
RUSHWORTHThe shire of Waranga.
SERPENTINEThe shire of East Loddon.
SHEPPARTONThe shire of Shepparton and the portions of the
shires of Euroa and Violet Town within the province.

Northern Province and North Central provinces were split off from North Western in 1882.
Northern Province was abolished on 4 May 1979.

Members for Northern Province

Three members were elected to the province initially; four from the expansion of the Council in 1889;
two from the redistribution of 1904 when several new provinces including Bendigo and Melbourne North were created.
Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3Term--
Francis RobertsonNov 1882 – Mar 1886William Mitchell1882 – 24 Nov. 1884David Chaplin SterryDec 1882 – Mar 1889Member 4Term
Walter SimpsonJun 1886 – Jun 1889William Irving WinterDec 1884 – Jun 1901Joseph Henry AbbottApril 1889 – Jun 1904George SimmieSep 1889 – c. May 1904
Frederick IllingworthJul 1889 – c. Apr 1891William Irving WinterDec 1884 – Jun 1901Joseph Henry AbbottApril 1889 – Jun 1904George SimmieSep 1889 – c. May 1904
Joseph SternbergJun 1891 – May 1904William BaillieuAug 1901 – 1922Joseph Henry AbbottApril 1889 – Jun 1904George SimmieSep 1889 – c. May 1904
Martin CussenJun 1904 – Mar 1907William BaillieuAug 1901 – 1922
Richard AbbottJun 1907 – Jun 1913William BaillieuAug 1901 – 1922
Frank ClarkeJun 1913 – Jun 1925William BaillieuAug 1901 – 1922
George TuckettJun 1925 – Jun 1955Richard AbbottMay 1922 – May 1928
Percy Feltham18 Jun 1955 – 28 Apr 1967Richard KilpatrickJun 1928 – 1946
Stuart McDonald29 April 1967 – 4 May 1979Dudley Walters15 Jun 1946 – 26 Jun 1964
Stuart McDonald29 April 1967 – 4 May 1979Michael Clarke27 Jun 1964 – 19 Mar 1976
Stuart McDonald29 April 1967 – 4 May 1979