Handbooks / Biographical information

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Searchable database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Try surname and / or electorate search first.

Parliamentary Handbook
Contact details and biographical information for Victorian Members of Parliament.

Library holdings

Victorian parliamentary handbook, (1986- ), Parliament of Victoria, Melbourne.
Provides historical and current information about parliament and parliamentarians and is a major source of biographical information on parliamentarians. Contains lists of members of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, Committees of Parliament and Officers of Parliament, addresses of ministers and membership of political parties, information on the Shadow Ministry and Opposition Spokespersons. Electoral information/statistics are provided and addresses of electoral offices. Basic maps of electoral provinces/districts are included. Historical information including a chronology of Victorian Parliament including governors and premiers since 1855.

Biographical works

Our Democratic History
Includes section on democracy in Victoria, historical overview, key dates, Victoria's Constitution, voting in Victoria, Premiers of Victoria, Governors of Victoria, Parliaments of Victoria, election summary data since 1856.

Library holdings

Browne, G. (1985), Biographical register of the Victorian Parliament, 1900-84, Victorian Government Printing Office, Melbourne.

Thomson, K. and & Serle, G. (1972), A biographical register of the Victorian legislature, 1851-1900, Australian National University Press, Canberra.

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