List of Photographs --
List of Figures --
List of Tables --
Conversion Table --
Acknowledgements --
Abbreviations --
Introduction --
PART I Preliminaries 1836-56 --
1 Towards Separation 1836-51 --
Causes for Complaint --
From District to Colony --
2 Towards Responsible Government 1851-6 --
The Legislative Council of Victoria --
Victoria's Constitution --
The 'Victorian' Ballot --
Parliament House --
PART II Parliament in the Boom Years 1856-90 --
3 From the Street --
At the Polling Booth --
A Splendid Pile --
4 From the Gallery --
Procedures and Protocol --
Image and Style --
Officers of the Parliament --
5 From the Floor --
Motivations --
'Pull Devil Pull Baker' --
Pressures --
'Jerry' --
PART III From Factions to Parties 1890-1945 --
6 Changing Course -The 1890s --
'An Aristocracy of Criminals' --
Party Politics: Labor --
Statehood --
7 Parliament Reactive 1901-20 --
Constitutional Change --
Party Politics: Labor --
Challenge and Response --
Business as Usual --
8 Bullock-Wagon Parliaments 1920-45 --
Political Roundup --
Dunstan --
Parliamentary Reforms --
PART IV Post-War Parliaments 1945-90 --
9 In and Out of Office 1945-55 --
The Changing Order Reforms Schism --
10 Liberal Parliaments 1955-82 --
Liberal Power --
Working Conditions --
Executive Rule, Parliamentary Power --
11 Labor 1982-90 --
Labor in Power --
Labor Returned --
Labor in Office --
Questions on Notice --
Appendices --
A Governors of Victoria 1855-1990 --
B Parliaments of Victoria 1856-1990 --
C Presiding Officers 1856-1990 --
D Victorian Ministries Since Responsible Government 1855-1990 --
E Rotational Elections, Legislative Council 1856-1988 --
F General Elections, Legislative Assembly, 1856-1988 --
G Membership and Electorate Numbers, Parliament of Victoria 1855-1990 --
H Members of the 51st Parliament of Victoria --
Notes --
Select Bibliography.