# Southern Province (Victoria)

Southern Province (also known as South Province) was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Southern Province was created in 1856, after the colony of Victoria obtained self-government. It was one of the six original Legislative Council provinces of the newly established bicameral Victorian Parliament. Southern Province was finally abolished in 1970, after Boronia Province and Templestowe Province were created in 1967.

## Members for Southern Province

The Victorian Legislative Council was the upper house the Victorian Parliament. The province was initially represented by five members. That was reduced to three after the redistribution of provinces in 1882, when South Eastern, South Yarra, North Yarra, North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South, Melbourne West and Wellington Provinces were created. After 1904, when more provinces were created, the representation was reduced to two.
Prior to self-government, Donald Kennedy had been a nominated member of the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council, from September 1854 to March 1856.
In 1882, after the new provinces were created, James Balfour was elected for South Western Province from 1882 to 1904, and James Buchanan was elected for South Eastern Province from 1882 to 1898.
After Southern Province was abolished, Raymond Garrett represented Templestowe Province, from 1970 to 1976.
| Member 1 | Party | Year | Member 2 | Party | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 |
| John Bennett | | 1856 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | Thomas McCombie | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bennett | | 1858 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | Thomas McCombie | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bennett | | 1859 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | Gideon Rutherford | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bennett | | 1860 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | William Degraves | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bennett | | 1861 | Joseph Sutherland | | Thomas Power | William Degraves | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bennett | | 1862 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | William Degraves | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bear | | 1863 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | William Degraves | Donald Kennedy |
| John Bear | | 1864 | William J. T. Clarke | | Thomas Power | William Degraves | William Taylor |
| John Bear | | 1864 | William J. T. Clarke | | William Henry Pettett | William Degraves | William Taylor |
| John Bear | | 1866 | William J. T. Clarke | | William Henry Pettett | William Degraves | John Sherwin |
| John Bear | | 1868 | William J. T. Clarke | | William Henry Pettett | William Degraves | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1868 | William J. T. Clarke | | William Henry Pettett | William Degraves | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1870 | Frank Dobson | | William Henry Pettett | William Degraves | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1870 | Frank Dobson | | William Henry Pettett | William Degraves | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1871 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | William Degraves | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1872 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | William Degraves | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1874 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | James Balfour | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1874 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | James Balfour | William à Beckett |
| John Bear | | 1876 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | James Balfour | James Buchanan |
| William Clarke | | 1878 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | James Balfour | James Buchanan |
| William Clarke | | 1880 | Frank Dobson | | Thomas Hamilton | James Balfour | James Buchanan |
| William Clarke | | 1882 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Hamilton | | |
| William Clarke | | 1884 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Henty | | |
| William Clarke | | 1886 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Henty | | |
| William Clarke | | 1887 | Donald Melville | | Charles James | | |
| William Clarke | | 1888 | Donald Melville | | Charles James | | |
| William Clarke | | 1890 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| William Clarke | | 1892 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| William Clarke | | 1894 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| William Clarke | | 1896 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| Rupert Clarke | | 1897 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| Rupert Clarke | | 1898 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| Rupert Clarke | | 1900 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| Rupert Clarke | | 1902 | Donald Melville | | Thomas Brunton | | |
| William Embling | | 1904 | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | | | |
| William Embling | | 1907 | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | | | |
| William Embling | | 1908 | George Dickie | | | | |
| William Embling | | 1910 | George Dickie | | | | |
| William Embling | | 1910 | Russell Clarke | | | | |
| William Angliss | | 1912 | Russell Clarke | | | | |
| William Angliss | | 1913 | Russell Clarke | | | | |
| William Angliss | | 1916 | Russell Clarke | | | | |
| William Angliss | Nationalist | 1917 | Russell Clarke | Nationalist | | | |
| William Angliss | Nationalist | 1919 | Russell Clarke | Nationalist | | | |
| William Angliss | Nationalist | 1922 | Russell Clarke | Nationalist | | | |
| William Angliss | Nationalist | 1925 | Russell Clarke | Nationalist | | | |
| William Angliss | Nationalist | 1928 | Russell Clarke | Nationalist | | | |
| William Angliss | Nationalist | 1931 | Russell Clarke | Nationalist | | | |
| William Angliss | United Australia | 1931 | Russell Clarke | United Australia | | | |
| William Angliss | United Australia | 1934 | Russell Clarke | United Australia | | | |
| William Angliss | United Australia | 1937 | Gilbert Chandler | United Australia | | | |
| William Angliss | United Australia | 1940 | Gilbert Chandler | United Australia | | | |
| William Angliss | United Australia | 1943 | Gilbert Chandler | United Australia | | | |
| William Angliss | Liberal | 1945 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal | | | |
| William Angliss | Liberal | 1946 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal | | | |
| William Angliss | Liberal and Country | 1949 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |
| William Angliss | Liberal and Country | 1949 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |
| Roy Rawson | Labor | 1952 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |
| Roy Rawson | Labor | 1955 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |
| Raymond Garrett | Liberal and Country | 1958 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |
| Raymond Garrett | Liberal and Country | 1961 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |
| Raymond Garrett | Liberal and Country | 1964 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | | | |

## Election results

1964 Victorian state election: Southern Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Garrett | 106,429 | 43.8 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | Geraldus Den Dulk | 100,331 | 41.3 | +2.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Raymond Studham | 36,258 | 14.9 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 243,018 | 97.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,416 | 3.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250,434 | 94.9 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Garrett | 139,352 | 57.3 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Geraldus Den Dulk | 103,666 | 42.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.0 | |