South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic. : 1877 - 1920; 1926 - 1927), Wednesday 15 September 1886, page 3


LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS. The elections for representatives in the Upper House took place on Thursday last, and passed off in a quiet and orderly way. For the South-Eastern Province there were three candidates—Messrs. Buchanan (the retiring member), Levi and Woolcott, and Mr. Buchanan was re-elected by an overwhelming majority. For the North Yarra Province Mr. W. H. Roberts, solicitor, a native of Williamstown, defeated Mr. Meares, the retiring member, by 619 votes. In the North-Central Province Mr. Stanbridge, the retiring member, was re-elected by a majority of 847 over his opponent, Mr. Buschombe. Mr. T. Dowling defeated the retiring member, Mr. H. H. Wettenhall, for the Nelson Province by a large majority, and for the Gippaland Province Mr. W. Pearson, the old member, was returned by a majority of nearly four to one ever his opponent, Mr. Sergeant. For the Wellington Province the polling was heavy and very close, resulting in the return of Mr. H. Gore by a majority of one, the polling being-Gore 2512, Wanliss 2511. The elections did not create a great amount of interest, and very little excitementwas exhibited during the contests. The following are the returns for the South-Eastern Province:Buchanan. Levi. Woolcott Yea ... ... 42 18 3 Alexandra ... 24 29 23 Eltham ... ... 12 4 8 Lillydade ... ... 20 14 65 Templestowe ... 33 10 29 Nunawading ... 33 31 15 Malvern ... ... 94 14 5 Caulfield ... ... 44 22 9 Oakleigh .. ... 49 12 1 Cheltenham ... 97 62 10 Dandenong .. 99 37 1 Berwick ... 131 5 2 Pakenham 42 13 1 Ferntree Gully ... 29 12 5 Cranbourne ... 15 20 1 Lang Lang ... — — — Morniogton ... 46 16 1 Frankston ... 24 20 1 Hastings ... 9 19 — Dromana... ... 14 5 1 Flinders ... ... 12 7 — Boneo ... ... — — — Sorrento ... 7 9 — Griffiths Point ... 2 14 — Grantville ... 11 13 1 Cowes ... ... 20 8 — Brighton ... 244 33 28 Totals 1274 459 306 The following members were, returned unopposed :- Melbourne Province, Mr. Cornelius Job Ham ; Southern Province, Mr. Donald Melville; Western Province, Mr. Nathan Thornley; South-Western Province, Mr. Francis Ormond; NorthEastern Province, Mr. Frederick Brown; Northern Province, Mr. David Chaplin Sterry ; North-Western Province, Mr. David Coutts. For the South Yarra Province Mr. J. Graham, the old member, did not seek re-election, and Mr. Simon Fraser was returned unopposed.