Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1935–1937

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1937, as elected at the 1935 state election.

Name Party Electorate Term in office
John Allan [2] Country Rodney 1917–1936
Albert Allnutt Country Mildura 1927–1945
Hon Sir Stanley Argyle United Australia Toorak 1920–1940
Hon Henry Bailey Country Warrnambool 1914–1932; 1935–1950
Bill Barry Labor Carlton 1932–1955
Matthew Bennett Country Gippsland West 1929–1950
Ernie Bond Independent Labor Port Fairy and Glenelg 1924–1943
Hon Murray Bourchier [3] Country Goulburn Valley 1920–1936
William Boyland United Australia Nunawading 1934–1937
William Brownbill Labor Geelong 1920–1932; 1935–1938
Albert Bussau Country Ouyen 1932–1938
John Cain Labor Northcote 1917–1957
Finlay Cameron Country Kara Kara and Borung 1935–1945
Edward Cleary [4] Country Benalla 1927–1936
Col. Harold Cohen United Australia Caulfield 1935–1943
Arthur Cook Labor Bendigo 1924–1945
Frederick Cook [4] Independent Benalla 1936–1961
Ted Cotter Labor Richmond 1908–1945
Ernest Coyle Country Waranga 1927–1943
Bert Cremean Labor Clifton Hill 1929–1932; 1934–1945
William Cumming United Australia Hampden 1935–1945
Patrick Denigan [1] Labor Allandale 1936–1945
Lot Diffey Country Wangaratta and Ovens 1929–1945
James Dillon United Australia Essendon 1932–1943
Harry Drew Nationalist Albert Park 1932–1937; 1947–1950
Hon Albert Dunstan Country Korong and Eaglehawk 1920–1950
William Dunstone [2] Country Rodney 1936–1944
John Ellis United Australia Prahran 1932–1945
William Everard United Australia Evelyn 1917–1950
George Frost Labor Maryborough and Daylesford 1920–1942
John Austin Gray United Australia Hawthorn 1930–1939
Frank Groves United Australia Dandenong 1917–1929; 1932–1937
Tom Hayes Labor Melbourne 1924–1955
Hon Edmond Hogan Country Warrenheip and Grenville 1913–1943
Frederick Holden United Australia [A] 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
James Jewell Labor Brunswick 1910–1949
Frank Keane Labor Coburg 1924–1940
Alfred Kirton United Australia [A] Mornington 1932–1947
Brig. George Knox United Australia [A] 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 [3] Country Goulburn Valley 1936–1955
Hon Ian Macfarlan United Australia [A] Brighton 1928–1945
William McKenzie Labor Wonthaggi 1927–1947
Hon Edwin Mackrell Country Upper Goulburn 1920–1945
James McLachlan Independent Gippsland North 1908–1938
Thomas Maltby United Australia [A] Barwon 1929–1961
Hon Norman Martin Country Gunbower 1934–1945
Archie Michaelis United Australia St Kilda 1932–1952
William Moncur Country Walhalla 1927–1945
James Murphy Labor Port Melbourne 1917–1942
Hon Francis Old Country Swan Hill 1919–1945
Trevor Oldham United Australia Boroondara 1933–1953
Thomas Parkin [1] United Australia Allandale 1935–1936
Roy Paton Country Benambra 1932–1947
Hon George Prendergast [5] Labor Footscray 1894–1897; 1900–1926;
1927–1937
Clive Shields United Australia [A] Castlemaine and Kyneton 1932–1940
Hon Bill Slater Labor Dundas 1917–1947
James Vinton Smith United Australia Oakleigh 1932–1937
Hon Tom Tunnecliffe Labor Collingwood 1903–1904; 1907–1920;
1921–1947
Harry White United Australia Bulla and Dalhousie 1932–1943
Henry Zwar United Australia Heidelberg 1932–1945
1 On 29 January 1936, the UAP member for Allandale, Thomas Parkin, died. Labor candidate Patrick Denigan won the resulting by-election on 21 March 1936.
2 On 22 February 1936, the Country member for Rodney, John Allan, died. Country candidate William Dunstone won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1936.
3 In August 1936, the Country member for Goulburn Valley, Murray Bourchier, resigned to take up an appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London. Country candidate John McDonald won the resulting by-election on 19 September 1936.
4 On 24 August 1936, the Country member for Benalla, Edward Cleary, died. Independent candidate Frederick Cook won the resulting by-election on 3 October 1936.
1 On 28 August 1937, the Labor member for Footscray, George Prendergast, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1937 state election.
A In 1936–1937, six United Australia MPs (Shields, Knox, Maltby, Kirton, Drew, and Macfarlan) formed the "Country and Liberal wing" of the party and shifted to the crossbenches, declaring their unhappiness with the direction of the UAP and asserting their right to support the Dunstan government on measures of which they approved. They remained formally in the party, neither resigning nor being expelled, until the disbandment of the section immediately following the 1937 election.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "UNITED COUNTRY PARTY". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic. : 1870 - 1954). Kilmore, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 23 July 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2015.