# Northern Province (Victoria)

Northern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia),
It was initially created by the Legislative Council Act 1881 (taking effect at the 1882 elections) and defined as having the following divisions: Echuca Shire, Echuca Borough, Marong, Raywood, Huntly, Waranga, Sandhurst (North), Sandhurst Central, Sandhurst South and Eaglehawk. Northern Province was created out of parts of North Western Province (which was resized) and Eastern Province, which was abolished.

## 1904

Northern Province was redefined in the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 and consisted of the following:
| Division | Description |
| ECHUCA | The borough of Echuca. |
| GOULBURN | The portion of the shire of Goulburn within the province. |
| HEATHCOTE | The shire of Mclvor. |
| HUNTLY | The shire of Huntly. |
| KERANG | The portions of the shires of Kerang and Gordon situated east of the Loddon River. |
| MOOROOPNA | The shire of Rodney. |
| NUMURKAH | The shire of Numurkah and the portion of the shire of Tungamah within the province. |
| ROCHESTER | The shire of Echuca. |
| ROCHESTER EAST | The shire of Deakin. |
| RUSHWORTH | The shire of Waranga. |
| SERPENTINE | The shire of East Loddon. |
| SHEPPARTON | The 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 1 | Party | Year | Member 2 | Party | Member 3 |
| Francis Robertson | | 1882 | William Mitchell | | David Sterry |
| Francis Robertson | | 1884 | William Mitchell | | David Sterry |
| Francis Robertson | | 1884 | William Irving Winter | | David Sterry |
| Walter Simpson | | 1886 | William Irving Winter | | David Sterry |
| Walter Simpson | | 1886 | William Irving Winter | | David Sterry |
| Walter Simpson | | 1888 | William Irving Winter | | David Sterry |
| Walter Simpson | | 1889 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | Member 4 | Member 4 | Party |
| Walter Simpson | | 1889 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Frederick Illingworth | | | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Frederick Illingworth | | 1890 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1891 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1892 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1894 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1895 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1896 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1898 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1900 | William Irving Winter | | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1901 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1901 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Joseph Sternberg | | 1902 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | Joseph Abbott | | George Simmie | |
| Martin Cussen | | 1904 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | | | | |
| Richard Abbott | | 1907 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | | | | |
| Richard Abbott | | 1910 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | | | | |
| Frank Clarke | | 1913 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | | | | |
| Frank Clarke | | 1916 | William Baillieu | Non-Labor | | | | |
| Frank Clarke | Nationalist | 1917 | William Baillieu | Nationalist | | | | |
| Frank Clarke | Nationalist | 1919 | William Baillieu | Nationalist | | | | |
| Frank Clarke | Nationalist | 1922 | Richard Abbott | VFU | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1925 | Richard Abbott | VFU | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1928 | Richard Kilpatrick | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1931 | Richard Kilpatrick | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1934 | Richard Kilpatrick | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1937 | Richard Kilpatrick | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1940 | Richard Kilpatrick | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1943 | Richard Kilpatrick | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1946 | Dudley Walters | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1949 | Dudley Walters | Country | | | | |
| George Tuckett | Country | 1952 | Dudley Walters | Country | | | | |
| Percy Feltham | Country | 1955 | Dudley Walters | Country | | | | |
| Percy Feltham | Country | 1958 | Dudley Walters | Country | | | | |
| Percy Feltham | Country | 1961 | Dudley Walters | Country | | | | |
| Percy Feltham | Country | 1964 | Michael Clarke | Country | | | | |
| Percy Feltham | Independent | 1965 | Michael Clarke | Country | | | | |
| Stuart McDonald | Country | 1967 | Michael Clarke | Country | | | | |
| Stuart McDonald | Country | 1970 | Michael Clarke | Country | | | | |
| Stuart McDonald | Country | 1973 | | | | | | |

## Election results

1973 Victorian state election: Northern Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Stuart McDonald | 28,726 | 47.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Albert Baker | 13,546 | 22.5 | -0.3 |
| | Labor | John White | 12,967 | 21.5 | -0.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Ryan | 5,012 | 8.3 | -4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,251 | 96.6 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,095 | 3.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,346 | 95.0 | −1.3 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Country | Stuart McDonald | 32,460 | 53.9 | |
| | Liberal | Albert Baker | 14,115 | 23.4 | |
| | Labor | John White | 13,676 | 22.7 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |