# Central Province (Victoria)

Central Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. 37°48′S 144°55′E﻿ / ﻿37.800°S 144.917°E﻿ / -37.800; 144.917

## Creation

Central was one of the six original upper house Provinces of the bi-cameral Victorian Parliament created in November 1856. The area of the province, centered on Melbourne was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act 1855. Central Province included the Electoral Districts of Melbourne, St Kilda, Collingwood, South Melbourne, Richmond and Williamstown as well as parts of other adjoining districts.

## Abolition

Central Province was abolished in the redistribution of provinces in 1882. James Lorimer and William Edward Hearn transferred from Central to Melbourne Province; Theodotus Sumner transferred to North Yarra Province; James MacBain and James Graham transferred to South Yarra Province that year.

## Members

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Members for Central Province :
| Year | Member 1 | Member 2 | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 |
| 1856 | Nehemiah Guthridge | John Hood | Henry Miller | John Pascoe Fawkner | John Hodgson |
| 1858 | Nehemiah Guthridge | John Hood | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | John Hodgson |
| 1858 | Thomas à Beckett | John Hood | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | John Hodgson |
| 1859 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | John Hodgson |
| 1860 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | William Henry Hull |
| 1860 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | William Henry Hull |
| 1862 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | William Henry Hull |
| 1864 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | William Henry Hull |
| 1866 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Thomas Fellows | John Pascoe Fawkner | James Graham |
| 1868 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | John Pascoe Fawkner | James Graham |
| 1868 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | John Pascoe Fawkner | James Graham |
| 1869 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | Henry Walsh | James Graham |
| 1870 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | Henry Walsh | James Graham |
| 1871 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | Archibald Michie | James Graham |
| 1872 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | Archibald Michie | James Graham |
| 1873 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | John O'Shanassy | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1874 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Frederick Sargood | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1874 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Frederick Sargood | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1876 | Thomas à Beckett | George Cole | Frederick Sargood | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1878 | William Edward Hearn | George Cole | Frederick Sargood | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1879 | William Edward Hearn | James Lorimer | Frederick Sargood | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1880 | William Edward Hearn | James Lorimer | James MacBain | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |
| 1880 | William Edward Hearn | James Lorimer | James MacBain | Theodotus Sumner | James Graham |

## 1856 election results

| Candidate | Votes |
| Hodgson* | 1204 |
| Fawkner* | 1196 |
| Miller* | 863 |
| Hood* | 736 |
| Guthridge* | 689 |
| Smith | 688 |
| a'Beckett | 598 |
| Fellows | 577 |
| Wiklie | 516 |
| Mayne | 439 |
| Total | 7506 |
First five elected.