Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1955–1958

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1955 and 1958. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1952 triennial election with terms expiring in 1958, while the other half were elected at the 1955 triennial election with terms expiring in 1961.

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Name

! Party

! Province

! Term expires

! Term of office

| David ArnottLaborWestern19581952–1958
| Bert BaileyAnti-Communist/DLPMelbourne West19581952–1958
| Keith BradburyCountryNorth Eastern19611953–1978
| Thomas BrennanAnti-Communist/DLPMonash19581952–1958
| Charles BridgfordLiberal and CountrySouth Eastern19611955–1961
| Percy ByrnesCountryNorth Western19581942–1969
| Ewen Paul CameronLiberal and CountryEast Yarra19611948–1960
| Gilbert ChandlerLiberal and CountrySouthern19611935–1973
| Pat Dickie{{ref label|Ball|1|1}}Liberal and CountryBallarat19611956–1978
| Sir Clifden EagerIndependentEast Yarra19581930–1958
| Percy FelthamCountryNorthern19611955–1967
| Don FergusonLaborSouth Western19581952–1958
| Bill FultonCountryGippsland19581953–1964
| John GalballyLaborMelbourne North19611949–1979
| Charles GawithLiberal and CountryMonash19611955–1967
| Thomas GriggLiberal and CountryBendigo19611951–1967
| Jack JonesLaborBallarat19581952–1958
| Paul JonesAnti-Communist/DLPDoutta Galla19581938–1958
| Jack LittleAnti-Communist/DLPMelbourne North19581954–1958
| Herbert Ludbrook{{ref label|Ball|1|1}}Liberal and CountryBallarat19611949–1956
| Gordon McArthurLiberal and CountrySouth Western19611931–1965
| William MacAulay{{ref label|Gipp|2|2}}CountryGippsland19611937–1957
| Buckley MachinLaborMelbourne West19611955–1963
| Ronald MackLiberal and CountryWestern19611955–1968
| Arthur MansellCountryNorth Western19611952–1973
| Bob May{{ref label|Gipp|2|2}}CountryGippsland19611957–1973
| Roy RawsonLaborSouthern19581952–1958
| Pat SheehyAnti-Communist/DLPMelbourne19581952–1958
| Hon Bill SlaterLaborDoutta Galla19611949–1960
| Arthur SmithLaborBendigo19581952–1964
| Ivan SwinburneCountryNorth Eastern19581946–1976
| Fred ThomasLaborMelbourne19611948–1960
| Lindsay ThompsonLiberal and CountryHiginbotham19611955–1970
| George TilleyLaborSouth Eastern19581952–1958
| Dudley WaltersCountryNorthern19581946–1964
| Arthur WarnerLiberal and CountryHiginbotham19581946–1964

:{{note label|Ball|1|1}} On 15 January 1956, Herbert Ludbrook, Liberal MLC for Ballarat Province, died. Liberal candidate Pat Dickie won the resulting by-election on 3 March 1956.

:{{note label|Gipp|2|2}} On 17 May 1957, William MacAulay, Country MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate Bob May won the resulting by-election on 29 June 1957.

Sources

  • [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregadv.cfm Re-member] (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.

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