South Eastern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council from November 1882. It was created in the redistribution of provinces in 1882 when the original provinces of Central and Eastern were abolished. The new South Eastern, South Yarra, North Yarra, North Eastern, North Central, Melbourne East, Melbourne North, Melbourne South and Melbourne West Provinces were then created.
The Legislative Council Act, 1881, created and defined the South Eastern Province as consisting of the following Divisions: Alexandra, Yea, Eltham, Lilydale, Bulleen, Boroondara, Nunawading, Malvern, Caulfield, Oakleigh, Moorabbin, Dandenong, Berwick, Cranbourne, Mornington, Flinders, Phillip Island and Brighton.
It was abolished at the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.
Members for South Eastern Province These were members of the upper house province of the Victorian Legislative Council. Three members initially, two after the implementation in 1904 of the Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903.
Member 1 Party Year Member 2 Party Member 3 Party Frank Dobson 1882 James Buchanan James Balfour none188418861888189018921894 James Campbell 189518961898 William Knox 1900 1901 Duncan McBryde 19021904 1907 William Adamson Liberal191019131916 Nationalist 19171919 Alfred Chandler Nationalist William Tyner Nationalist1922192519281931 United Australia 1931 United Australia1934 1935 Gilbert Chandler United Australia1937 Charles Gartside United Australia Cyril Isaac United Australia19401943 Liberal 1945 Liberal1946 Liberal and Country 1949 Liberal and Country1949 1952 Electoral Reform George Tilley Labor19521955 Charles Bridgford Liberal and Country Bill Mair Liberal and Country19581961 Alan Hunt Liberal and Country1964 Ian Cathie Labor 1964 1965 Liberal1967 Roy Ward Liberal197019731976197919821985 Ken Smith Liberal19881992 Ron Bowden Liberal19961999
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