title: Eastern Province (Victoria)
text: # Eastern Province (Victoria)
  
  Eastern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council, Victoria being a colony in the continent of Australia at the time. 37°0′S 147°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.000°S 147.000°E﻿ / -37.000; 147.000
  
  It was one of the six original Provinces of the bi-cameral Legislative Council created in November 1856.
  
  Its area was defined in the Victoria Constitution Act of 1855 as
  
     "Including the County of Anglesey, the proposed County of Rodney, and the Pastoral Districts of the Murray and Gipps’ Land."
  
  Eastern Province was abolished by the Legislative Council Act of 1881 (taking effect at the November 1882 elections).
  
  Eastern Province was replaced by the new provinces of North Eastern and Gippsland of three members each.
  
  ## Members for Eastern Province
  
  These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council.
  
  | Year | Member 1 | Member 2 | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1856 | Benjamin Williams | William Kaye | Robert Thomson | James Stewart | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1857 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Thomson | James Stewart | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1858 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Thomson | James Stewart | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1860 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Thomson | James Stewart | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1862 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Thomson | James Stewart | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1863 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Thomson | James Pinnock | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1863 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | James Pinnock | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1864 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | Matthew Hervey |
  | 1865 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | William Haines |
  | 1866 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1866 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1868 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1870 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1872 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Robert Turnbull | Henry Murphy | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1872 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Francis Murphy | Henry Murphy | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1873 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Francis Murphy | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1874 | Benjamin Williams | William Highett | Francis Murphy | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1875 | William Wilson | William Highett | Francis Murphy | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1876 | William Wilson | William Highett | Francis Murphy | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1876 | William Wilson | William Highett | Robert Dyce Reid | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1878 | William Wilson | William Highett | Robert Dyce Reid | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1880 | John Dougharty | William Highett | Robert Dyce Reid | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1880 | John Dougharty | William McCulloch | Robert Dyce Reid | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  | 1881 | John Dougharty | William McCulloch | William Pearson, Sr. | John Wallace | Robert S. H. Anderson |
  
  After Eastern Province was abolished in 1882, Anderson and Wallace went on to represent North Eastern from 1882; Dougharty, McCulloch and Pearson went on to represent Gippsland.
  
  