title: Melbourne Province
text: # Melbourne Province
  
  Melbourne Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia).
  
  Melbourne Province was created in 1882 when Central Province was abolished in the redistribution of Provinces. Its area included central Melbourne, Carlton, Fawkner Park and Richmond.
  
  William Hearn and James Lorimer transferred from Central to Melbourne Province that year.
  
  In 1904, another redistribution occurred and Melbourne East Province, Melbourne North Province, Melbourne South Province, Melbourne West Province were created. The number of members representing Melbourne Province were reduced from four to two that year.
  
  Melbourne Province was abolished at the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
  
  ## Members for Melbourne Province
  
  Three members initially, four from 1889, two from 1904.
  
  | Member 1 | Party | Year | Member 2 | Party | Member 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | William Hearn | | 1882 | James Lorimer | | Cornelius Ham |
  | William Hearn | | 1884 | James Lorimer | | Cornelius Ham |
  | William Hearn | | 1886 | James Lorimer | | Cornelius Ham |
  | James Service | | 1888 | James Lorimer | | Cornelius Ham |
  | James Service | | 1888 | James Lorimer | | Cornelius Ham | Member 4 | Member 4 | Party |
  | James Service | | 1889 | James Lorimer | | Cornelius Ham | | George Coppin | |
  | James Service | | 1889 | Benjamin Benjamin | | Cornelius Ham | | George Coppin | |
  | James Service | | 1890 | Benjamin Benjamin | | Cornelius Ham | | George Coppin | |
  | James Service | | 1892 | Benjamin Benjamin | | Cornelius Ham | | George Coppin | |
  | James Service | | 1892 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | George Coppin | |
  | James Service | | 1894 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | George Coppin | |
  | James Service | | 1895 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | James Service | | 1896 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | James Service | | 1898 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1899 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1900 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1901 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1902 | Robert Reid | | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1903 | William Cain | Non-Labor | Cornelius Ham | | Arthur Snowden | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1904 | William Cain | Non-Labor | | | | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1907 | William Cain | Non-Labor | | | | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1910 | John McWhae | | | | | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1913 | John McWhae | | | | | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1916 | John McWhae | | | | | |
  | John Mark Davies | | 1917 | John McWhae | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Weedon | Nationalist | 1919 | John McWhae | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | Nationalist | 1921 | John McWhae | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | Nationalist | 1921 | Herbert Smith | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | Nationalist | 1922 | Herbert Smith | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | Nationalist | 1925 | Herbert Smith | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | Nationalist | 1928 | Herbert Smith | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | Nationalist | 1931 | Herbert Smith | Nationalist | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | United Australia | 1931 | Herbert Smith | United Australia | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | United Australia | 1934 | Herbert Smith | United Australia | | | | |
  | Henry Cohen | United Australia | 1936 | George Wales | United Australia | | | | |
  | Daniel McNamara | Labor | 1937 | George Wales | United Australia | | | | |
  | Daniel McNamara | Labor | 1938 | Paul Jones | Labor | | | | |
  | Daniel McNamara | Labor | 1940 | William Beckett | Labor | | | | |
  | Daniel McNamara | Labor | 1943 | William Beckett | Labor | | | | |
  | Daniel McNamara | Labor | 1946 | William Beckett | Labor | | | | |
  | Fred Thomas | Labor | 1948 | William Beckett | Labor | | | | |
  | Fred Thomas | Labor | 1949 | William Beckett | Labor | | | | |
  | Fred Thomas | Labor | 1952 | Patrick Sheehy | Labor | | | | |
  | Fred Thomas | Labor | 1955 | Patrick Sheehy | Labor (A-C) | | | | |
  | Fred Thomas | Labor | 1955 | Patrick Sheehy | Labor (A-C) | | | | |
  | Fred Thomas | Labor | 1958 | Jack O'Connell | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1960 | Jack O'Connell | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1961 | Jack O'Connell | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1964 | Jack O'Connell | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1967 | Jack O'Connell | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1970 | Jack O'Connell | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1972 | Ivan Trayling | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1973 | Ivan Trayling | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Elliot | Labor | 1976 | Ivan Trayling | Labor | | | | |
  | Evan Walker | Labor | 1979 | Ivan Trayling | Labor | | | | |
  | Evan Walker | Labor | 1982 | Barry Pullen | Labor | | | | |
  | Evan Walker | Labor | 1985 | Barry Pullen | Labor | | | | |
  | Evan Walker | Labor | 1988 | Barry Pullen | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Walpole | Labor | 1992 | Barry Pullen | Labor | | | | |
  | Doug Walpole | Labor | 1996 | Barry Pullen | Labor | | | | |
  | Gavin Jennings | Labor | 1999 | Glenyys Romanes | Labor | | | | |
  | Gavin Jennings | Labor | 2002 | Glenyys Romanes | Labor | | | | |
  
  ## Election results
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Gavin Jennings | 61,810 | 48.7 | -6.7 |
  | | Greens | Robyn Evans | 31,481 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Christo | 30,771 | 24.2 | -10.0 |
  | | Democrats | Danii Coric | 2,878 | 2.3 | -8.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 126,940 | 96.5 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,652 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,592 | 90.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Gavin Jennings | 67,059 | 52.8 | -10.6 |
  | | Greens | Robyn Evans | 59,881 | 47.2 | +47.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -10.6 | |
  