Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1934–1937

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1934 and 1937. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1931 triennial election with terms expiring in 1937, while the other half were elected at the 1934 triennial election with terms expiring in 1940.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
William Angliss United Australia Southern 1940 1912–1952
James Miller Balfour[5] Country Gippsland 1940 1936–1943
Edwin Bath United Australia Nelson 1937 1922–1937
William Beckett Labor Melbourne East 1940 1914–1931; 1934–1952
George Bolster United Australia Wellington 1940 1934–1946
Alfred Chandler[1] United Australia South Eastern 1937 1919–1935
Gilbert Chandler[1] United Australia South Eastern 1937 1935–1973
Hon. Sir Frank Clarke United Australia Melbourne South 1937 1913–1955
Russell Clarke United Australia Southern 1937 1910–1937
Harold Cohen[4] United Australia Melbourne South 1940 1929–1935
Henry Cohen United Australia Melbourne 1937 1921–1937
Archibald Crofts[4] United Australia Melbourne South 1940 1935–1942
Alan Currie United Australia Nelson 1940 1928–1940
George Martley Davis United Australia Gippsland 1937 1917–1937
Arthur Disney Labor Melbourne West 1937 1916–1943
Clifden Eager United Australia East Yarra 1940 1930–1958
Hon. William Edgar United Australia East Yarra 1937 1904–1913; 1917–1948
Hon. George Goudie Country North Western 1937 1919–1949
Hon. John Harris Country North Eastern 1940 1920–1946
Percival Inchbold[2] Country North Eastern 1937 1935–1953
Hon. John Percy Jones United Australia South Western 1940 1910–1940
Herbert Keck United Australia Bendigo 1937 1921–1937
Esmond Kiernan Independent Melbourne North 1940 1919–1940
Richard Kilpatrick Country Northern 1940 1928–1946
Lt. Col. George Lansell United Australia Bendigo 1940 1928–1952
Gordon McArthur United Australia South Western 1937 1931–1965
Martin McGregor[5] United Australia Gippsland 1940 1922–1936
Daniel McNamara Labor Melbourne East 1937 1916; 1917–1947
Herbert Olney United Australia Melbourne North 1937 1931–1943
Alfred Pittard United Australia Wellington 1937 1931–1949
Hon. Henry Pye Country North Western 1940 1932–1942
Marcus Saltau United Australia Western 1940 1924–1940
Herbert Smith[3] United Australia Melbourne 1940 1921–1935
Hon. George Tuckett Country Northern 1937 1925–1955
William Tyner United Australia South Eastern 1940 1922–1940
George Wales[3] United Australia Melbourne 1940 1936–1938
Hon. Robert Williams Independent Melbourne West 1940 1922–1938
William Williamson Ind. Country Western 1937 1931–1937
Albert Zwar[2] Country North Eastern 1937 1922–1935
1 On 12 February 1935, Alfred Chandler, UAP MLC for South Eastern Province, died. His son, UAP candidate Gilbert Chandler, won the resulting by-election in March 1935.
2 On 23 February 1935, Albert Zwar, Country MLC for North Eastern Province, died. Country candidate Percival Inchbold won the resulting by-election in April 1935.
3 On 25 November 1935, Herbert Smith, UAP MLC for Melbourne Province, died. UAP candidate George Wales won the resulting by-election in May 1936.
4 In February 1935, Harold Cohen, UAP MLC for Melbourne South Province, resigned to contest Caulfield in the 1935 Assembly election. UAP candidate Archibald Crofts won the resulting by-election in March 1935.
5 On 17 August 1936, Martin McGregor, UAP MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate James Miller Balfour won the resulting by-election in October 1936.

Sources

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  • Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
  • Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1935 (PDF). Vol. 196. Melbourne: H. J. Green. 1936.