History
The State of Victoria was proclaimed in 1851 originally as a Colony of the United Kingdom, separating the land from that of New South Wales by an act of the British Parliament. The Legislative Assembly was created on 13 March 1856 with the passing of the Victorian Electoral Bill, five years after the creation of the original unicameral Legislative Council. The Assembly first met on 21 November 1856.
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