List of Victorian Legislative Council by-elections

The list of Victorian Legislative Council by-elections includes every by-election held in the Australian state of Victoria for the Legislative Council. Prior to the Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003 which came into force at the 2006 election, it was necessary for a by-election to be held to fill any vacancy; they have since been filled by an appointment by a joint sitting of the Parliament of Victoria.

List of Legislative Council by-elections

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By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
Western 30 November 2002 Roger Hallam   National David Koch   Liberal Resignation No
East Yarra 30 November 2002 Mark Birrell   Liberal Richard Dalla-Riva   Liberal Resignation Yes
Melbourne North 18 September 1999 Caroline Hogg   Labor Candy Broad   Labor Resignation Yes
Melbourne 18 September 1999 Barry Pullen   Labor Gavin Jennings   Labor Resignation Yes
Ballarat 18 September 1999 Rob Knowles   Liberal John McQuilten   Labor Resignation No
Doutta Galla 30 March 1996 David White   Labor Tayfun Eren   Labor Resignation Yes
Doutta Galla 18 September 1993 John Brumby   Labor Monica Gould   Labor Resignation Yes
Doutta Galla 20 February 1993 Bill Landeryou   Labor John Brumby   Labor Resignation Yes
Central Highlands 21 March 1987 Fred Grimwade   Liberal Marie Tehan   Liberal Resignation Yes
Nunawading 17 August 1985 Bob Ives   Labor Rosemary Varty   Liberal Election Voided No
North Eastern 2 February 1985 Bill Baxter   National Bill Baxter   National Resignation Yes
East Yarra 7 May 1983 Bill Campbell   Liberal Mark Birrell   Liberal Resignation Yes
Waverley 4 December 1982 Tony Van Vliet   Labor Brian Mier   Labor Death Yes
Ballarat 28 October 1978 Pat Dickie   Liberal David Williams   Labor Resignation No
North Eastern 24 June 1978 Keith Bradbury   National Bill Baxter   National Resignation Yes
Doutta Galla 16 October 1976 John Tripovich   Labor David White   Labor Death Yes
Melbourne 9 June 1972 Jack O'Connell   Labor Ivan Trayling   Labor Death Yes
East Yarra 17 April 1971 Dick Hamer   Liberal Haddon Storey   Liberal Resignation Yes
Melbourne West 24 October 1970 Bunna Walsh   Labor Bon Thomas   Labor Disqualification Yes
Monash 20 June 1970 Lindsay Thompson   Liberal Charles Hider   Liberal Resignation Yes
North Western 15 November 1969 Percy Byrnes   Country Bernie Dunn   Country Resignation Yes
Western 6 April 1968 Ronald Mack   Liberal Clive Mitchell   Country Death No
Higinbotham 25 February 1967 Baron Snider   Liberal Murray Hamilton   Liberal Death Yes
South Western 18 September 1965 Gordon McArthur   Liberal Stan Gleeson   Liberal Death Yes
South Eastern 10 October 1964 Bill Mair   Liberal and Country Ian Cathie   Labor Death No
East Yarra 14 March 1964 Ewen Paul Cameron   Liberal and Country Bill Campbell   Liberal and Country Death Yes
Melbourne West 10 August 1963 Buckley Machin   Labor Alexander Knight   Labor Death Yes
Melbourne 6 August 1960 Fred Thomas   Labor Doug Elliot   Labor Death Yes
Doutta Galla 6 August 1960 Bill Slater   Labor John Tripovich   Labor Death Yes
Gippsland 29 June 1957 William MacAulay   Country Bob May   Country Death Yes
Ballarat 3 March 1956 Herbert Ludbrook   Liberal and Country Pat Dickie   Liberal and Country Death Yes
Monash 2 April 1955 Frank Clarke   Liberal and Country Charles Gawith   Liberal and Country Death Yes
Higinbotham 29 January 1955 James Kennedy   Liberal and Country Lindsay Thompson   Liberal and Country Death Yes
Melbourne North 14 August 1954 Archibald Fraser   Labor Jack Little   Labor Resignation Yes
North Eastern 22 August 1953 Percival Inchbold   Country Keith Bradbury   Country Death Yes
Gippsland 21 February 1953 Trevor Harvey   Country Bill Fulton   Country Death Yes
North Western 5 July 1952 Colin McNally   Country Arthur Mansell   Country Death Yes
Bendigo 17 March 1951 John Lienhop   Liberal and Country Thomas Grigg   Liberal and Country Resignation Yes
East Yarra 7 August 1948 William Edgar   Liberal Ewen Paul Cameron   Liberal Death Yes
Melbourne 20 March 1948 Daniel McNamara   Labor Fred Thomas   Labor Death Yes
Western 30 November 1946 Leonard Rodda   Country Hugh MacLeod   Independent Liberal Resignation No
Western 23 October 1943 Leonard Rodda   Country Leonard Rodda   Country Resignation Yes
Melbourne West 23 October 1943 Arthur Disney   Labor Les Coleman   Labor Death Yes
Gippsland 23 October 1943 James Miller Balfour   Country Trevor Harvey   Country Death Yes
Monash 8 October 1943 Frank Beaurepaire   United Australia Frank Beaurepaire   United Australia Resignation Yes
Monash 18 July 1942 Archibald Crofts   United Australia Frank Beaurepaire   United Australia Death Yes
North Western 27 May 1942 Henry Pye   Country Percy Byrnes   Country Death Yes
Melbourne 10 September 1938 George Wales   United Australia Paul Jones   Labor Resigned No
Melbourne West 11 May 1938 Robert Williams   Independent Pat Kennelly   Labor Death No
Gippsland 17 October 1936 Martin McGregor   United Australia James Miller Balfour   Country Death No
Melbourne 23 May 1936 Herbert Smith   United Australia George Wales   United Australia Death Yes
North Eastern 13 April 1935 Albert Zwar   Country Percival Inchbold   Country Death Yes
South Eastern 30 March 1935 Alfred Chandler   United Australia Gilbert Chandler   United Australia Death Yes
Melbourne South 30 March 1935 Harold Cohen   United Australia Archibald Crofts   United Australia Resignation Yes
North Western 2 March 1932 William McCann   Country Henry Pye   Country Resignation Yes
East Yarra 8 February 1930 Robert Menzies   Nationalist Clifden Eager   Nationalist Resignation Yes
Melbourne South 22 June 1929 Norman Falkiner   Nationalist Harold Cohen   Nationalist Death Yes
East Yarra 6 October 1928 George Swinburne   Nationalist Robert Menzies   Nationalist Death Yes
Western 28 February 1924 Walter Manifold   Nationalist Marcus Saltau   Nationalist Resignation Yes
North Eastern 8 November 1922 William Kendell   Nationalist Albert Zwar   VFU Death No
Melbourne 15 December 1921 John McWhae   Nationalist Herbert Smith   Nationalist Resignation Yes
Bendigo 6 October 1921 Alfred Hicks   Nationalist Herbert Keck   Nationalist Death Yes
Melbourne 5 May 1921 Henry Weedon   Nationalist Henry Cohen   Nationalist Death Yes
North Eastern 2 September 1920 Arthur Sachse   Nationalist John Harris   VFU Death No
North Western 19 November 1919 Richard Rees   VFU William Crockett   VFU Resignation Yes
Melbourne North 5 June 1919 Donald Melville   Nationalist Esmond Kiernan   Labor Death No
East Yarra 5 July 1917 Robert Beckett   Non-Labor William Edgar   Nationalist Death No
Melbourne East 9 May 1917 Adam McLellan   Labor Daniel McNamara   Labor Resignation No
Wellington 2 March 1917 John McDonald   Non-Labor Alexander Bell   Nationalist Resignation No
Gippsland 31 January 1917 William Pearson Jr.   Non-Labor George Davis   Nationalist Resignation No
South-West X TBD   TBD   X X

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