Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1927 to 1929, as elected at the 1927 state election:

Name Party Electorate Term in office
John Allan Country Rodney 1917–1936
Albert Allnutt Country Progressive Mildura 1927–1945
Hon Henry Angus Nationalist Gunbower 1911–1934
Hon Stanley Argyle Nationalist Toorak 1920–1940
Hon Henry Bailey Labor Warrnambool 1914–1932; 1935–1950
Henry Beardmore Nationalist Benambra 1917–1932
Matthew Bennett[5] Country Gippsland West 1929–1950
Maurice Blackburn Labor Clifton Hill 1914–1917; 1925–1934
Henry Bodman[1] Independent Gippsland South 1927
Ernie Bond Labor Port Fairy and Glenelg 1924–1943
Hon Murray Bourchier Country Goulburn Valley 1920–1936
Sir John Bowser Country Wangaratta and Ovens 1894–1929
William Brownbill Labor Geelong 1920–1932; 1935–1938
John Cain Labor Northcote 1917–1957
Edward Cleary Country Progressive Benalla 1927–1936
Arthur Cook Labor Bendigo 1924–1945
Ted Cotter Labor Richmond 1908–1945
Ernest Coyle Nationalist Waranga 1927–1943
Robert Cuthbertson Nationalist Albert Park 1927–1929
Alfred Downward Country Mornington 1894–1929
Arthur Drakeford Labor Essendon 1927–1932
Albert Dunstan Country Progressive Korong and Eaglehawk 1920–1950
William Everard Nationalist Evelyn 1917–1950
Frederick Forrest Aust. Liberal Caulfield 1927–1930
George Frost Labor Maryborough and Daylesford 1920–1942
Harold Glowrey Country Progressive Ouyen 1927–1932
Burnett Gray Aust. Liberal St Kilda 1927–1932
Edmund Greenwood Nationalist Nunawading 1917–1929
Frank Groves Nationalist Dandenong 1917–1929; 1932–1937
Tom Hayes Labor Melbourne 1924–1955
Ralph Hjorth Labor Grant 1924–1932
Hon Edmond Hogan Labor Warrenheip and Grenville 1913–1943
Jack Holland Labor Flemington 1925–1955
Arthur Hughes Labor Hampden 1921–1929
Col. Wilfrid Kent Hughes Nationalist Kew 1927–1949
Arthur Jackson Labor Prahran 1924–1932
James Jewell Labor Brunswick 1910–1949
Frank Keane Labor Coburg 1924–1940
Brig. George Knox Nationalist Upper Yarra 1927–1960
Walter Langslow[3] Nationalist Castlemaine and Kyneton 1929
Hon Harry Lawson[3] Nationalist Castlemaine and Kyneton 1900–1928
Hon John Lemmon Labor Williamstown 1904–1955
Albert Lind Country Gippsland East 1920–1961
Richard Linton Nationalist Boroondara 1927–1933
William McAdam Labor Ballarat 1924–1932
James McDonald Nationalist Polwarth 1917–1933
Hon Ian MacFarlan[2] Nationalist Brighton 1928–1945
William McKenzie Labor Wonthaggi 1927–1947
Hon Edwin Mackrell Country Upper Goulburn 1920–1945
James Weir McLachlan Independent Gippsland North 1908–1938
Hon William Murray McPherson Nationalist Hawthorn 1913–1930
Thomas Maltby[4] Nationalist Barwon 1929–1961
William Moncur Country Walhalla 1927–1945
Edward Morley[4] Nationalist Barwon 1920–1929
James Murphy Labor Port Melbourne 1917–1942
Francis Old Country Swan Hill 1919–1945
Hon Sir Alexander Peacock Nationalist Allandale 1889–1933
Hon John Pennington Nationalist Kara Kara and Borung 1913–1917; 1918–1935
Reg Pollard Labor Bulla and Dalhousie 1924–1932
Hon George Prendergast Labor Footscray 1894–1897; 1900–1926;
1927–1937
Squire Reid Labor Oakleigh 1927–1932; 1937–1947
Hon William Slater Labor Dundas 1917–1947
Hon Oswald Snowball[2] Nationalist Brighton 1909–1928
Robert Solly Labor Carlton 1904–1906; 1908–1932
Richard Toutcher Nationalist Stawell and Ararat 1897–1935
Hon Tom Tunnecliffe Labor Collingwood 1903–1904; 1907–1920;
1921–1947
Arthur Walter[5] Country Gippsland West 1924–1929
Gordon Webber Labor Heidelberg 1912–1932
Walter West[1] Nationalist Gippsland South 1922–1927; 1927–1929
Marcus Wettenhall Country Lowan 1920–1935
1 On 2 November 1927, the Independent member for Gippsland South, Henry Bodman, died. Nationalist candidate and former member Walter West won the resulting by-election on 3 December 1927.
2 On 16 March 1928, the Nationalist member for Brighton and Speaker of the Assembly, Oswald Snowball, died. Nationalist candidate Ian MacFarlan won the resulting by-election on 28 April 1928.
3 In October 1928, the Nationalist member for Castlemaine and Kyneton, former Premier Harry Lawson, resigned to contest a Senate seat at the 1928 federal election. Nationalist candidate Walter Langslow won the resulting by-election on 2 February 1929.
4 On 8 June 1929, the Nationalist member for Barwon, Edward Morley, died. Nationalist candidate Thomas Maltby won the resulting by-election on 6 July 1929.
5 In September 1929, the Country member for Gippsland West, Arthur Walter, resigned to contest Division of Indi in the 1929 federal election. Country candidate Matthew Bennett won the resulting by-election on 19 October 1929.

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Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1925–1928 • 1928–1931 • 1931–1934

Legislative Assembly

1924–1927 • 1927–1929 • 1929–1932