Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1896–1898

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 10 September 1896 to the elections of 8 September 1898.

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|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/elections-since-1856

|title=Legislative Council Elections since 1856

|publisher=Parliament of Victoria

|accessdate=24 April 2014

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From 1889 there were fourteen Provinces and a total of 48 members.{{cite web

|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6274975

|title=The Legislative Council Elections

|work=The Argus

|date=30 August 1889

|accessdate=21 April 2014

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:Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.

class="wikitable sortable"
Name	Province	Term in Office
{{sort|Abb|Joseph Henry Abbott}}	Northern	1889–1904
{{sort|Aus|Sidney Austin}}	South-Western	1888–1904
{{sort|Bal|James Balfour}}	South-Eastern	1874–1913
{{sort|Bell|James Bell}}	North-Western	1882–1904
{{sort|Brow|Frederick Brown}}	North-Eastern	1884–1903
{{sort|Bru|Thomas Brunton}}	South	1890–1904
{{sort|Buc|James Buchanan}}	South-Eastern	1876–1898
{{sort|Cam|James C. Campbell}}	South-Eastern	1895–1910
{{sort|Cla|William John Clarke}} {{ref label|a|a}}	South	1878–1897
{{sort|Con|Joseph Connor}}	South-Western	1886–1899
{{sort|Coo|Samuel Cooke}}	Western	1888–1901
{{sort|Cou|David Coutts}} {{ref label|b|b}}	North-Western	1882–1897
{{sort|Cro|Edward Crooke}}	Gippsland	1893–1922
{{sort|Cut|Henry Cuthbert}}	Wellington	1874–1907
{{sort|Dow|Thomas Dowling}}	Nelson	1886–1904
{{sort|Emb|William Embling}}	North-Central	1892–1912
{{sort|Fit|Nicholas Fitzgerald}}	North-Central	1864–1908
{{sort|Fra|Simon Fraser}}	South Yarra	1886–1901
{{sort|God|George Godfrey}}	South Yarra	1895–1904
{{sort|Gri|Frederick Grimwade}}	North Yarra	1891–1904
{{sort|HamC|Cornelius Ham}}	Melbourne	1882–1904
{{sort|HamD|David Ham}}	Wellington	1886–1904
{{sort|Lev|Nathaniel Levi}}	North Yarra	1892–1904
{{sort|MacC|William McCulloch}}	Gippsland	1880–1903
{{sort|Mel|Donald Melville}}	South	1882–1919
{{sort|Mil|Edward Miller}}	South Yarra	1893–1913
{{sort|Mor|Edward Morey}}	Wellington	1889–1904
{{sort|Osm|William Osmand}}	Nelson	1888–1901
{{sort|Pea|William Pearson (junior)}}	Gippsland	1896–1916
{{sort|Phi|Pharez Phillips}}	North-Western	1896–1901
{{sort|Pit|William Pitt}}	North Yarra	1891–1910
{{sort|Pra|Joseph Pratt}}	North-Western	1889–1907
{{sort|Rei|Robert Reid}}	Melbourne	1892–1903
{{sort|Sac|Arthur Sachse}}	North-Eastern	1892–1920
{{sort|Sar|Charles Sargeant}}	Gippsland	1889–1898
{{sort|Sarg|Frederick T. Sargood}}	South Yarra	1874–1880; 1882–1901
{{sort|Ser|James Service}}	Melbourne	1888–1899
{{sort|Sim|George Simmie}}	Northern	1889–1904
{{sort|Sno|Arthur Snowden}}	Melbourne	1895–1904
{{sort|Ster|Joseph Sternberg}}	Northern	1891–1928
{{sort|Tho|Nathan Thornley}}	Western	1882–1903
{{sort|WalJ|John Wallace}}	North-Eastern	1873–1901
{{sort|Wan|Thomas Wanliss}}	Wellington	1893–1898
{{sort|Wil|Samuel Williamson}}	Nelson	1891–1901
{{sort|Win|William Irving Winter}}	Northern	1884–1901
{{sort|Wri|Henry Wrixon}}	South-Western	1896–1910
{{sort|Wyn|Agar Wynne}}	Western	1888–1903
{{sort|Zea|William Zeal}}	North-Central	1882–1901

William Zeal was President of the Council, Frederick Brown was Chairman of Committees.

:{{ref label|a|a}} Clarke died 15 May 1897; replaced by Rupert Clarke, sworn-in June 1897.

:{{ref label|b|b}} Coutts died 3 May 1897; replaced by Thomas Comrie sworn-in June 1897.