Electoral district of Villiers and Heytesbury (Victorian Legislative Council)


The Electoral district of Villiers and Heytesbury was one of the original sixteen electoral districts of the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council of 1851 to 1856. Victoria being a colony in Australia at the time.
The district was located in western Victoria and included the counties of Villiers and Heytesbury, covering the area from Lake Corangamite along the coast westward past Port Fairy.
From 1856 onwards, the Victorian parliament consisted of two houses, the Victorian Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Members

One member initially, two from 1853.
Member 1Term--
William RutledgeOct 1851 – Mar 1854Member 2Term
Claud FarieApr 1854 – Oct 1855George WinterJun 1853 – Aug 1854
James Mylne KnightDec 1855 – Mar 1856William ForlongeOct 1854 – Mar 1856

Rutledge later represented Villiers and Heytesbury in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 1856.

Forlonge later represented The Murray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from January 1858.