Electoral Regions of Victoria - Old System, Prior To 2006

Old System, Prior To 2006

The Legislative Council was formerly elected from 22 single-member electorates called "provinces". The members of the council sat for two assembly terms so two members sat for each province. This is a list of the provinces as of 2005:

  • Ballarat Province
  • Central Highlands Province
  • Chelsea Province
  • Doutta Galla Province
  • East Yarra Province
  • Eumemmerring Province
  • Geelong Province
  • Gippsland Province
  • Higinbotham Province
  • Jika Jika Province
  • Koonung Province
  • Melbourne Province
  • Melbourne North Province
  • Melbourne West Province
  • Monash Province
  • North Eastern Province
  • North Western Province#
  • Silvan Province
  • South Eastern Province
  • Templestowe Province
  • Waverley Province
  • Western Province#
  • Western Port Province

The following provinces also existed but were abolished prior to 2002:

  • Bendigo Province (1904–1988)
  • Boronia Province (1967–1996)
  • Central Province# (1856–1882)
  • Eastern Province# (1856–1882)
  • Melbourne East Province (1904–1940)
  • Melbourne South Province (1904–1937)
  • North Central Province (1882–1908)
  • North Yarra Province (1882–1908)
  • Northern Province (1882–c.1979)
  • Nunawading Province (1976–1992)
  • South Western Province# (1856–c.1979)
  • South Yarra Province (1882–1904)
  • Southern Province# (1856–c.1970)
  • Wellington Province (1882–1940)

# = Original Province of bicameral Legislative Council 1856

The old system tended to favour the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia (often in coalition) over the Australian Labor Party and other parties. This caused many instances where a Labor-controlled Assembly faced an opposition-controlled Council — a rare occurrence elsewhere in Australia.

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