ThePublic and Railway Officers seatwas an electorate of theVictorian Legislative Council.[1] [2] [3]The 1903Constitution Actreserved one seat in theLegislative Assemblyto be elected by and fromPublic Officersand similarly two seats forRailway Officers,and one seat in the Legislative Council for both groups combined. In 1907, these four seats were abolished and such officers voted instead in their electoral district and province and were otherwise prohibited from political campaigning.[4]
| Public and Railway Officers Province Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1904 |
| Abolished | 1907 |
Members of Public and Railway Officers
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Evans[1] | Labor | Jun 1904 – Mar 1907 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"William Evans".Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851.Parliament of Victoria.Archived fromthe originalon 23 April 2023.Retrieved12 February2019.
- ^"Public and Railway Service Vote".The Argus.26 May 1904. p. 7.Retrieved20 November2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ^Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1904(PDF).Vol. 107. Melbourne: S. Brain. 1905.
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- Plehwe, R. (September 1983). "Political Rights of Victorian Public Employees".Australian Journal of Public Administration.42(3): 362–375.doi:10.1111/j.1467-8500.1983.tb00974.x.
- Constitution Act 1903(No. 1864.)
- Constitution Act 1906(No. 2075)
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