- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1943–1945
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1943 to 1945, as elected at the 1943 state election.
On 25 September 1945, a cross-party group of five United Australia members, two Country members and one Independent voted with Labor and two left-wing Independents to defeat the Dunstan Ministry. The end result, on 2 October 1945, was the swearing in of the Macfarlan Ministry and the calling of the 1945 election.
Name Party Electorate Term in office Albert Allnutt Country/Min. Mildura 1927–1945 Hon Henry Bailey Country Warrnambool 1914–1932, 1935–1950 William Barry Labor Carlton 1932–1955 Matthew Bennett Country Gippsland West 1929–1950 Richard Brose[4] Country Rodney 1944–1964 Fanny Brownbill Labor Geelong 1938–1948 John Cain Labor Northcote 1917–1957 Finlay Cameron Country Kara Kara and Borung 1935–1945 Arthur Cook Labor Bendigo 1924–1945 Frederick Cook McEwen Country Benalla 1936–1961 Tom Corrigan Labor Port Melbourne 1942–1952 Ned Cotter Labor Richmond 1908–1945 Ernest Coyle[2] Country Waranga 1927–1943 Herbert Cremean Labor Clifton Hill 1929–1945 William Cumming United Australia/Min. Hampden 1935–1945 Patrick Denigan Labor Allandale 1936–1945 Lot Diffey Country Wangaratta and Ovens 1929–1945 Keith Dodgshun Country Ouyen 1938–1955 Hon Albert Dunstan Country Korong and Eaglehawk 1920–1950 William Dunstone[4] Country Rodney 1936–1944 John Ellis United Australia Prahran 1932–1945 William Everard United Australia/Min. Evelyn 1917–1950 Frank Field Labor Dandenong 1937–1947 Bill Fulton Country Gippsland North 1942–1945; 1947–1952 Bob Gray[1] United Australia Nunawading 1943–1947; 1952–1955 Edward Guye Country Polwarth 1940–1958 William Haworth United Australia/Min. Albert Park 1937–1945 Tom Hayes Labor Melbourne 1924–1955 Harry Hedditch Country Port Fairy and Glenelg 1943–1945; 1947–1950 Wollaston Heily[2] Country Waranga 1943–1945 Bill Hodson Labor Castlemaine and Kyneton 1940–1945 Frederick Holden Independent/Country Grant 1932–1950 Jack Holland Labor Flemington 1925–1955 Leslie Hollins Social Credit/Min. Hawthorn 1940–1945 Thomas Hollway United Australia Ballarat 1932–1955 Andrew Hughes Independent Socialist Caulfield 1943–1945 Col. Wilfrid Kent Hughes United Australia Kew 1927–1949 Raymond Hyatt Labor Warrenheip and Grenville 1943–1947 Hon Herbert Hyland Country Gippsland South 1929–1970 Jim Jewell Labor Brunswick 1910–1949 Alfred Kirton Country Mornington 1932–1947 Brig. Sir George Knox United Australia Upper Yarra 1927–1960 Hamilton Lamb[3] 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 John McDonald Country Goulburn Valley 1936–1955 Ian MacFarlan United Australia/Min. Brighton 1928–1945 William McKenzie Labor Wonthaggi 1927–1947 Edwin Mackrell Country/Min. Upper Goulburn 1920–1945 Thomas Maltby United Australia/Min. Barwon 1929–1961 Hon Norman Martin Country Gunbower 1934–1945 Samuel Merrifield Labor Essendon 1943–1955 Wilfred Mibus[3] Country Lowan 1944–1964 Archie Michaelis United Australia/Min. St Kilda 1932–1952 William Moncur Country Walhalla 1927–1945 John Mullens Labor Footscray 1937–1945 Charlie Mutton Ind. Labor Coburg 1940–1967 Hon Francis Old Country Swan Hill 1919–1945 Trevor Oldham United Australia Boroondara 1933–1953 James Paton Country Benambra 1932–1947 Squire Reid Labor Oakleigh 1927–1932; 1937–1947 Hon William Slater Labor Dundas 1917–1947 Clive Stoneham Labor Maryborough and Daylesford 1942–1970 Harold Thonemann United Australia Toorak 1941–1945 Hon Tom Tunnecliffe Labor Collingwood 1903–1904; 1907–1920;
1921–1947Ivy Weber[1] Independent Nunawading 1937–1943 Leslie Webster Country Bulla and Dalhousie 1944–1947 Henry Zwar Ind. UAP Heidelberg 1932–1945 - 1 In July 1943, the Independent member for Nunawading, Ivy Weber, resigned to contest Division of Henty in the 1943 federal election. UAP candidate Bob Gray won the resulting by-election in September 1943.
- 2 On 31 August 1943, the Country member for Waranga, Ernest Coyle, died. Country candidate Wollaston Heily won the resulting by-election in October 1943.
- 3 On 7 December 1943, the Country member for Lowan, Hamilton Lamb, died. Country candidate Wilfred Mibus won the resulting by-election in 1944.
- 4 On 12 April 1944, the Country member for Rodney, William Dunstone, died. Country candidate Richard Brose won the resulting by-election in June 1944.
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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