Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1955–1958

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.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office David Arnott Labor Western 1958 1952–1958 Bert Bailey Anti-Communist/DLP Melbourne West 1958 1952–1958 Keith Bradbury Country North Eastern 1961 1953–1978 Thomas Brennan Anti-Communist/DLP Monash 1958 1952–1958 Charles Bridgford Liberal and Country South Eastern 1961 1955–1961 Percy Byrnes Country North Western 1958 1942–1969 Ewen Paul Cameron Liberal and Country East Yarra 1961 1948–1960 Gilbert Chandler Liberal and Country Southern 1961 1935–1973 Pat Dickie Liberal and Country Ballarat 1961 1956–1978 Sir Clifden Eager Independent East Yarra 1958 1930–1958 Percy Feltham Country Northern 1961 1955–1967 Don Ferguson Labor South Western 1958 1952–1958 Bill Fulton Country Gippsland 1958 1953–1964 John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 1961 1949–1979 Charles Gawith Liberal and Country Monash 1961 1955–1967 Thomas Grigg Liberal and Country Bendigo 1961 1951–1967 Jack Jones Labor Ballarat 1958 1952–1958 Paul Jones Anti-Communist/DLP Doutta Galla 1958 1938–1958 Jack Little Anti-Communist/DLP Melbourne North 1958 1954–1958 Herbert Ludbrook Liberal and Country Ballarat 1961 1949–1956 Gordon McArthur Liberal and Country South Western 1961 1931–1965 William MacAulay Country Gippsland 1961 1937–1957 Buckley Machin Labor Melbourne West 1961 1955–1963 Ronald Mack Liberal and Country Western 1961 1955–1968 Arthur Mansell Country North Western 1961 1952–1973 Bob May Country Gippsland 1961 1957–1973 Roy Rawson Labor Southern 1958 1952–1958 Pat Sheehy Anti-Communist/DLP Melbourne 1958 1952–1958 Hon Bill Slater Labor Doutta Galla 1961 1949–1960 Arthur Smith Labor Bendigo 1958 1952–1964 Ivan Swinburne Country North Eastern 1958 1946–1976 Fred Thomas Labor Melbourne 1961 1948–1960 Lindsay Thompson Liberal and Country Higinbotham 1961 1955–1970 George Tilley Labor South Eastern 1958 1952–1958 Dudley Walters Country Northern 1958 1946–1964 Arthur Warner Liberal and Country Higinbotham 1958 1946–1964

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. 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.

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