Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1853–1856

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as appointed to the Council of 1853 or elected at the 1853 election (main table). Members added in 1855 are noted in a separate section below.

From 1851 to 1856 the original Legislative Council was unicameral (a single chamber) and consisted of Electoral districts.
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house, consisting of Provinces) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (lower house).

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that electorate.

Aldcorn resigned 24 November 1853; replaced by James McCulloch (non-office-bearing nominee) from 1 August 1854
Annand resigned July 1855; replaced by Thomas Embling, by-election Sep. 1855
Campbell resigned Mayon her own in the wild.

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