- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1937–1940
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1937 to 1940, as elected at the 1937 state election.
Name Party Electorate Term in office Albert Allnutt Country Mildura 1927–1945 Hon Henry Angus United Australia Gunbower 1911–1934 Hon Sir Stanley Argyle United Australia Toorak 1920–1940 Hon Henry Bailey Country Warrnambool 1914–1932; 1935–1950 William Barry Labor Carlton 1932–1955 Matthew Bennett Country Gippsland West 1929–1950 Ernie Bond Labor Port Fairy and Glenelg 1924–1943 Alexander Borthwick[3] Country Gippsland North 1938–1942 Fanny Brownbill[2] Labor Geelong 1938–1948 William Brownbill[2] Labor Geelong 1920–1932; 1935–1938 Hon Albert Bussau[1] Country Ouyen 1932–1938 John Cain Labor Northcote 1917–1957 Finlay Cameron Country Kara Kara and Borung 1935–1945 Col. Harold Cohen United Australia Caulfield 1935–1943 Arthur Cook Labor Bendigo 1924–1945 Frederick Cook Ind./McEwen Country Benalla 1936–1961 Ned Cotter Labor Richmond 1908–1945 Ernest Coyle Country Waranga 1927–1943 Herbert Cremean Labor Clifton Hill 1929–1932; 1934–1945 William Cumming United Australia Hampden 1935–1945 Patrick Denigan Labor Allandale 1936–1945 Lot Diffey Country Wangaratta and Ovens 1929–1945 James Dillon United Australia Essendon 1932–1943 Keith Dodgshun[1] Country Ouyen 1938–1955 Hon Albert Dunstan Country Korong and Eaglehawk 1920–1950 William Dunstone Country Rodney 1936–1944 John Ellis United Australia Prahran 1932–1945 William Everard United Australia Evelyn 1917–1950 Frank Field Labor Dandenong 1937–1947 George Frost Labor Maryborough and Daylesford 1920–1942 John Austin Gray[4}4] United Australia Hawthorn 1930–1939 William Haworth United Australia Albert Park 1937–1945 Tom Hayes Labor Melbourne 1924–1955 Hon Edmond Hogan Country Warrenheip and Grenville 1913–1943 Frederick Holden Independent Grant 1932–1950 Jack Holland Labor Flemington 1925–1955 Thomas Hollway United Australia Ballarat 1932–1955 Col. Wilfrid Kent Hughes United Australia Kew 1927–1949 Hon Herbert Hyland Country Gippsland South 1929–1970 Jim Jewell Labor Brunswick 1910–1949 Frank Keane Labor Coburg 1924–1940 Alfred Kirton United Australia/Country Mornington 1932–1947 Brig. George Knox United Australia Upper Yarra 1927–1960 Hamilton Lamb Country Lowan 1935–1943 Hon John Lemmon Labor Williamstown 1904–1955 Hon Albert Lind Country Gippsland East 1920–1961 Alec McDonald Country Stawell and Ararat 1935–1945 Allan McDonald United Australia Polwarth 1933–1940 John McDonald Country Goulburn Valley 1936–1955 Hon Ian MacFarlan Independent Brighton 1928–1945 William McKenzie Labor Wonthaggi 1927–1947 Hon Edwin Mackrell Country Upper Goulburn 1920–1945 James Weir McLachlan[3] Independent Gippsland North 1908–1938 Thomas Maltby United Australia Barwon 1929–1961 Hon Norman Martin Country Gunbower 1934–1945 Archie Michaelis United Australia St Kilda 1932–1952 William Moncur Country Walhalla 1927–1945 John Mullens Labor Footscray 1937–1945 James Murphy Labor Port Melbourne 1917–1942 Hon Francis Old Country Swan Hill 1919–1945 Trevor Oldham United Australia Boroondara 1933–1953 James Paton Country Benambra 1932–1947 Clive Shields United Australia Castlemaine and Kyneton 1932–1940 Hon William Slater Labor Dundas 1917–1947 Vinton Smith United Australia Oakleigh 1932–1937 Hon Tom Tunnecliffe Labor Collingwood 1903–1904; 1907–1920;
1921–1947Les Tyack[4}4] United Australia Hawthorn 1939–1940; 1950–1952 Ivy Weber Independent Nunawading 1937–1943 Harry White United Australia Bulla and Dalhousie 1932–1943 Henry Zwar Ind. UAP Heidelberg 1932–1945 - 1 In April 1938, the Country member for Ouyen, Albert Bussau, resigned to take up an appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London. Country candidate Keith Dodgshun won the resulting by-election in May 1938.
- 2 On 29 April 1938, the Labor member for Geelong, William Brownbill, died. His widow, Labor candidate Fanny Brownbill, won the resulting by-election in June 1938, becoming the first woman Labor MP in Victoria.
- 3 On 18 September 1938, the Independent member for Gippsland North, James Weir McLachlan, died. Country candidate Alexander Borthwick won the resulting by-election in November 1938.
- 4 On 6 May 1939, the UAP member for Hawthorn, John Austin Gray, died. UAP candidate Les Tyack won the resulting by-election in June 1939.
Sources
- Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
Members of the Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Categories:- Members of Victorian parliaments (Australia) by term
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