# Bendigo Province

Bendigo Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council . It was created in the redistribution of provinces in June 1904, North Central Province being abolished. Bendigo Province itself was abolished in 1988. 36°45′S 144°16′E﻿ / ﻿36.750°S 144.267°E﻿ / -36.750; 144.267

## Members

These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Parliament. The bicameral system of government commenced in November 1856.
Members for Bendigo Province :
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1904 | William Gray | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1904 | Joseph Abbott | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1904 | Alfred Hicks | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1907 | Alfred Hicks | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1910 | Alfred Hicks | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1913 | Alfred Hicks | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1916 | Alfred Hicks | | Joseph Sternberg | |
| 1917 | Alfred Hicks | Nationalist | Joseph Sternberg | Nationalist |
| 1919 | Alfred Hicks | Nationalist | Joseph Sternberg | Nationalist |
| 1921 | Herbert Keck | Nationalist | Joseph Sternberg | Nationalist |
| 1922 | Herbert Keck | Nationalist | Joseph Sternberg | Nationalist |
| 1925 | Herbert Keck | Nationalist | Joseph Sternberg | Nationalist |
| 1928 | Herbert Keck | Nationalist | George Lansell | Nationalist |
| 1931 | Herbert Keck | Nationalist | George Lansell | Nationalist |
| 1931 | Herbert Keck | United Australia | George Lansell | United Australia |
| 1934 | Herbert Keck | United Australia | George Lansell | United Australia |
| 1937 | John Lienhop | Country | George Lansell | United Australia |
| 1940 | John Lienhop | Country | George Lansell | United Australia |
| 1943 | John Lienhop | Country | George Lansell | United Australia |
| 1944 | John Lienhop | Country | George Lansell | Country |
| 1946 | John Lienhop | Country | George Lansell | Country |
| 1949 | John Lienhop | Liberal and Country | George Lansell | Liberal and Country |
| 1949 | John Lienhop | Liberal and Country | George Lansell | Liberal and Country |
| 1951 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | George Lansell | Liberal and Country |
| 1952 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | Arthur Smith | Labor |
| 1955 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | Arthur Smith | Labor |
| 1958 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | Arthur Smith | Labor |
| 1961 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | Arthur Smith | Labor |
| 1964 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | Jock Granter | Liberal and Country |
| 1965 | Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal | Jock Granter | Liberal |
| 1967 | Fred Grimwade | Liberal | Jock Granter | Liberal |
| 1970 | Fred Grimwade | Liberal | Jock Granter | Liberal |
| 1973 | Fred Grimwade | Liberal | Jock Granter | Liberal |
| 1976 | Fred Grimwade | Liberal | Bruce Reid | Liberal |
| 1979 | John Radford | Liberal | Bruce Reid | Liberal |
| 1982 | John Radford | Liberal | Bruce Reid | Liberal |
| 1985 | | | | | Bruce Reid | Liberal |

## Election results

1982 Victorian state election: Bendigo Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fabian Reid | 34,312 | 40.0 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Reid | 30,871 | 35.9 | +2.8 |
| | National | Clarence Rodda | 14,922 | 17.4 | -5.0 |
| | Democrats | Marlene Gunn | 5,788 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,893 | 97.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,816 | 2.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,709 | 95.2 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Reid | 46,487 | 54.1 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | Fabian Reid | 39,406 | 45.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 | |