This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections on 5 August 1856 to the elections of 31 August to 2 October 1858.[1]
The old unicameral, partly nominated Legislative Council was abolished on 20 March 1856.[2] On 7 November 1856 the members of the now bicameral and fully elected Victorian Parliament were published in the Government Gazette.[3] The new Council first met in November 1856.
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.[4]
Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
| Name | Province | Term in Office |
|---|---|---|
| 1856–1858 | ||
| 1856–1863 | ||
| 1856–1861; 1863–1870 | ||
| 1853–1854; 1856–1858 | ||
| 1856–1858 | ||
| 1851–1869 | ||
| 1856–1858 | ||
| 1853–1882 | ||
| 1856–1870 | ||
| 1853–1865 | ||
| 1853–1860 | ||
| 1856–1859 | ||
| 1856–1864; 1867–1874 | ||
| 1856–1857 | ||
| 1854–1864 | ||
| 1856–1860 | ||
| 1856–1859 | ||
| 1851–1866 | ||
| 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 | ||
| 1851–1870 | ||
| 1856–1859 | ||
| 1856–1864 | ||
| 1856–1860 | ||
| 1856–1863 | ||
| 1851–1866; 1866–1874 | ||
| 1856–1863 | ||
| 1856–1859 | ||
| 1856–1860 | ||
| 1856–1864 | ||
| 1856–1874 | ||
Cruikshank resigned March 1858; replaced by Henry Miller in a by-election May 1858
Kaye was disqualified for bribery February 1857,[5] replaced by William Highett in a by-election May 1857
Miller resigned April 1858, replaced by Thomas Howard Fellows in a by-election May 1858
Previous member of an old district of unicameral Council when it was abolished in March 1856