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the intention of opening up agricultural land to selectors, but loosely drafted clauses enabled manipulation of the system by speculators and large landholders. The Civil
Service Act classified public service salaries and set out principles for promotion. The Electoral Act Amendment Act abolished public nominations and imposed a deposit of £50 for candidates in elections for the Legislative Assembly. Included in the changes to the electoral laws was a provision that put ratepayers automatically onto the voters' roll, a change that unintentionally gave the vote to women ratepayers.
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Barkly expressed concerns about the new government's "small and unreliable majority", but the alliance managed to hold office until June 1863 and passed significant legislation affecting Crown lands, the electoral system, the public service and local government. The government's Crown Lands Act had
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In 1863 and early 1864 Heales, as lands minister, introduced bills amending the 1862 Land Act. His provisions included the reservation of agricultural land for selection and strict conditions of payment. Both bills were rejected in the
Legislative Council and allowed to lapse. Heales was granted
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In June 1863 O'Shanassy's ministry was defeated in parliament by twelve votes after Duffy proposed that the rental on pastoral runs be calculated upon stock numbers. The ministry resigned on June 19 and was replaced by a ministry formed by an alliance of the supporters of
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375:. Soon after the election support for the government began to wane after several ministerial defections and on 14 November 1861 the Heales ministry was defeated on their budget proposals.
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O'Shanassy had inadvertently become the first premier to give votes to women. In 1865 he supported the legislative amendment that once again excluded women from the vote.
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The first session of the third
Victorian parliament commenced on 30 August 1861. Though outnumbered, the opposition had more political experience than ministry led by
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McCulloch made land policy the central issue for the
October-November 1864 elections and included the proposed reform of the Legislative Council as a secondary issue.
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The liberal ministry led by
Richard Heales was returned "with materially increased support", supported by the Protectionist League and the goldfields electorates.
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Biography, Australian National University; accessed 18 December 2023.
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Richard Heales. McCulloch became premier and Heales took charge of Crown lands.
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leave from parliament in April 1864 due to ill-health and died two months later.
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There were 24 single-member, 21 two-member and 4 three-member electorates.
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intervened to encourage an alliance between former political opponents,
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were up for election, though four seats were uncontested.
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Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1861–1864
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468:"The Third Parliament Elected 2 to 19 August 1861"
227:was held from 2−19 August 1861 to elect the 3rd
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470:. Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
231:. All 78 seats in 49 electorates in the
614:, Leichhardt, NSW: The Federation Press.
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563:Henry Gyles Turner, (1904), pages 90-91.
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656:Elections and referendums in Victoria
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519:Henry Gyles Turner, (1904), page 88.
483:Henry Gyles Turner, (1904), page 87.
72:
581:Australian Dictionary of Biography
552:Australian Dictionary of Biography
503:Australian Dictionary of Biography
14:
1387:Legislative Assembly by-elections
605:, London: Longmans, Green and Co.
1392:Legislative Council by-elections
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612:The Victorian Premiers 1856-2006
225:1861 Victorian colonial election
123:Moderate Liberal (Protectionist)
95:
88:
24:
19:1861 Victorian colonial election
577:Sir James McCulloch (1819–1893)
548:Sir John O'Shanassy (1818–1883)
64:Victorian Legislative Assembly
1:
1413:Elections in Victoria (state)
329:Independent & unspecified
378:The government resigned and
537:John Waugh (2006), page 20.
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575:Geoffrey Bartlett (1974),
499:Richard Heales (1821–1864)
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347:
327:
304:
281:
258:
174:
128:Conservative (Free Trade)
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33:
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497:Margot Beever (1972),
250:Legislative Assembly (
229:Parliament of Victoria
546:S. M. Ingham (1974),
984:Legislative Council-
394:as lands minister.
233:Legislative Assembly
138:East Bourke Boroughs
62:All 78 seats in the
392:Charles Gavan Duffy
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134:Leader's seat
20:
597:Henry Gyles Turner
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664:General elections
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404:James McCulloch
384:John O'Shanassy
380:Governor Barkly
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247:
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184:before election
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149:Seats won
113:John O'Shanassy
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12:
11:
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986:only elections
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388:William Haines
373:Richard Heales
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189:Richard Heales
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108:Richard Heales
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1085:
1082:
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1062:
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1050:
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1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
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1002:
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997:
995:
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981:
975:
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868:
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788:
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748:
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723:
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695:
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690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
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670:
669:
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661:
657:
652:
643:
638:
636:
631:
629:
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623:
620:
613:
609:
608:
604:
603:
598:
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594:
590:
589:
582:
578:
572:
570:
566:
560:
557:
553:
549:
543:
540:
534:
532:
530:
528:
526:
522:
516:
514:
512:
508:
504:
500:
494:
492:
490:
486:
480:
478:
474:
469:
463:
461:
459:
455:
448:
438:
435:
428:
424:
421:
420:
416:
414:
411:
407:
405:
399:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
376:
374:
366:
360:
357:
355:
353:
350:
348: Totals
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343:
340:
338:
335:
332:
330:
324:
323:
320:
317:
315:
312:
309:
307:
301:
300:
297:
294:
292:
289:
286:
284:
278:
277:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
257:
253:
244:
242:
239:
236:
234:
230:
226:
213:
212:
208:
203:
202:
197:
195:
194:
190:
185:
183:
179:
178:
173:
165:
162:
159:
158:
154:
151:
148:
147:
144:
141:
139:
136:
133:
132:
129:
126:
124:
121:
118:
117:
114:
111:
109:
106:
103:
102:
98:
94:
91:
87:
84:
83:
80:Second party
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76:
73:
68:
65:
59:
52: →
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38:←
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27:
22:
16:
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580:
559:
551:
542:
502:
437:
412:
408:
400:
396:
377:
370:
240:
237:
224:
222:
205:
198:
187:
180:
77:First party
44:
15:
1361:Referendums
283:Ministerial
160:Percentage
1385:See also:
1339:Aboriginal
722:1880 (Jul)
717:1880 (Feb)
449:References
306:Opposition
367:Aftermath
1407:Category
599:(1904),
417:See also
351:114,118
199:Elected
591:Sources
333:25,259
325:
310:29,129
302:
287:59,730
279:
274:Change
245:Results
211:Liberal
201:Premier
193:Liberal
182:Premier
143:Kilmore
104:Leader
85:
74:
336:22.13
313:25.53
290:52.34
271:Seats
268:Swing
262:Votes
166:25.53
163:52.34
119:Party
429:Notes
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1368:1898
1352:2023
1347:2019
1328:2024
1322:2020
1317:2016
1312:2012
1307:2008
1302:2005
1297:2004
1292:2003
1287:2002
1282:2001
1277:2000
1272:1999
1267:1997
1262:1996
1257:1947
1252:1933
1247:1931
1242:1919
1224:1958
1219:1955
1214:1952
1209:1949
1204:1946
1199:1943
1194:1940
1189:1937
1184:1934
1179:1931
1174:1928
1169:1925
1164:1922
1159:1919
1154:1916
1149:1913
1144:1910
1139:1907
1134:1904
1129:1902
1124:1901
1119:1900
1114:1898
1109:1896
1104:1895
1099:1894
1094:1892
1089:1890
1084:1889
1079:1888
1074:1886
1069:1884
1064:1882
1059:1880
1054:1878
1049:1876
1044:1874
1039:1872
1034:1870
1029:1868
1024:1866
1019:1864
1014:1862
1009:1860
1004:1858
999:1856
994:1851
973:2026
967:2022
962:2018
957:2014
952:2010
947:2006
942:2002
937:1999
932:1996
927:1992
922:1988
917:1985
912:1982
907:1979
902:1976
897:1973
892:1970
887:1967
882:1964
877:1961
872:1958
867:1955
862:1952
857:1950
852:1947
847:1945
842:1943
837:1940
832:1937
827:1935
822:1932
817:1929
812:1927
807:1924
802:1921
797:1920
792:1917
787:1914
782:1911
777:1908
772:1907
767:1904
762:1902
757:1900
752:1897
747:1894
742:1892
737:1889
732:1886
727:1883
712:1877
707:1874
702:1871
697:1868
692:1866
687:1864
682:1861
677:1859
672:1856
386:and
252:FPTP
223:The
50:1864
40:1859
358:78
318:35
295:40
155:35
152:40
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