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The Victorian Parliament was established in the 1850s.
| 1 | 1836 to 1856. From 1836 Victoria was a district of New South Wales administered from Sydney. In 1851 Victoria became an independent colony, governed by a 30 member Legislative Council and a Crown representative. | |
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A Constitution. |
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On 23 November 1855 the Constitution Act was proclaimed. It established two Houses of Parliament. |
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— Legislative Assembly (the Lower House); — Legislative Council (the Upper House). |
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Parliament first met in the newly completed chambers in 1856. |
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Key Features. Features of the early Victorian Parliament were: |
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The Lower House was democratic and radical. |
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The Upper House was aristocratic and less democratic. |
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In 1857 universal manhood suffrage was introduced for the Assembly and property qualifications for Assembly candidates were abolished. |
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