Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1952–1955

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1952 and 1955. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1949 triennial election with terms expiring in 1955, while the other half were elected at the 1952 triennial election with terms expiring in 1958.

This was the first Legislative Council term where members were elected from the same electoral rolls as the Assembly. In 1955, before the triennial election, the Australian Labor Party split, with some members leaving to form the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), which became the Democratic Labor Party (DLP).

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
David Arnott Labor Western 1958 1952–1958
Albert Bailey Labor/DLP Melbourne West 1958 1952–1958
Keith Bradbury Country North Eastern 1955 1953–1978
Tom Brennan Labor/DLP Monash 1958 1952–1958
Percy Byrnes Country North Western 1958 1942–1969
Ewen Paul Cameron Liberal East Yarra 1955 1948–1960
Gilbert Chandler Liberal Southern 1955 1935–1973
Hon Sir Frank Clarke[6] Liberal Monash 1955 1913–1955
Patrick Coleman Labor/DLP Melbourne West 1955 1943–1955
Clifden Eager Liberal East Yarra 1958 1930–1958
Don Ferguson Labor South Western 1958 1952–1958
Archibald Fraser[4] Labor Melbourne North 1958 1940–1954
Bill Fulton[2] Country Gippsland 1958 1953–1964
John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 1955 1949–1979
Charles Gartside Liberal South Eastern 1955 1937–1955
Charles Gawith[6] Liberal Monash 1961 1955–1967
Thomas Grigg Liberal Bendigo 1955 1951–1967
Trevor Harvey[2] Country Gippsland 1958 1943–1952
Percival Inchbold[3] Country North Eastern 1955 1935–1953
John Jones Labor Ballarat 1958 1952–1958
Paul Jones Labor/DLP Doutta Galla 1958 1938–1958
Sir James Kennedy[5] Liberal Higinbotham 1955 1937–1954
Jack Little[4] Labor/DLP Melbourne North 1958 1954–1958
Herbert Ludbrook Liberal Ballarat 1955 1949–1956
Gordon McArthur Liberal South Western 1955 1931–1965
William MacAulay Country Gippsland 1955 1937–1957
Hugh MacLeod Ind. Liberal Western 1955 1946–1955
Arthur Mansell[1] Country North Western 1961 1952–1973
Roy Rawson Labor Southern 1958 1952–1958
Pat Sheehy Labor/DLP Melbourne 1958 1952–1958
Hon William Slater Labor Doutta Galla 1955 1949–1960
Arthur Smith Labor Bendigo 1958 1952–1964
Ivan Swinburne Country North Eastern 1958 1946–1976
Fred Thomas Labor Melbourne 1955 1948–1960
Lindsay Thompson[5] Liberal Higinbotham 1955 1955–1970
George Tilley Labor South Eastern 1958 1952–1958
Hon George Tuckett Country Northern 1955 1925–1955
Dudley Walters Country Northern 1958 1946–1964
Arthur Warner Liberal Higinbotham 1958 1946–1964
1 On 21 May 1952, Colin McNally, Country MLC for North Western Province, died. Country candidate Arthur Mansell won the resulting by-election on 26 July 1952.
2 On 9 December 1952, Trevor Harvey, Country MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate Bill Fulton won the resulting by-election on 21 February 1953.
3 On 8 July 1953, Percival Inchbold, Country MLC for North Eastern Province, died. Country candidate Keith Bradbury won the resulting by-election on 22 August 1953.
4 In June 1954, Archibald Fraser, Labor MLC for Melbourne North Province, resigned. Labor candidate Jack Little won the resulting by-election on 14 August 1954.
5 On 20 November 1954, Sir James Kennedy, Liberal MLC for Higinbotham Province, died. Liberal candidate Lindsay Thompson won the resulting by-election on 29 January 1955.
6 On 13 February 1955, Sir Frank Clarke, Liberal MLC for Monash, died. Liberal candidate Charles Gawith won the resulting by-election on 2 April 1955.

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Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1949–1952 • 1952–1955 • 1955–1958
Legislative Assembly

1950–1952 • 1952–1955 • 1955–1958