Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1937–1940

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1937 and 1940. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1934 triennial election with terms expiring in 1940, while the other half were elected at the 1937 triennial election with terms expiring in 1943.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
William Angliss United Australia Southern 1940 1912–1952
James Miller Balfour Country Gippsland 1940 1936–1943
William Beckett Labor Melbourne East 1940 1914–1931; 1934–1952
George Bolster United Australia Wellington 1940 1934–1946
Gilbert Chandler United Australia Southern 1943 1935–1973
Percy Clarey Labor Doutta Galla 1943 1937–1949
Hon. Sir Frank Clarke United Australia Monash 1943 1913–1955
Archibald Crofts United Australia Melbourne South 1940 1935–1942
Alan Currie United Australia Nelson 1940 1928–1940
James Herbert Disney Labor Melbourne West 1943 1916–1943
Clifden Eager United Australia East Yarra 1940 1930–1958
Hon. William Edgar United Australia East Yarra 1943 1904–1913; 1917–1948
Charles Gartside United Australia South Eastern 1943 1937–1955
Hon. George Goudie Country North Western 1943 1919–1949
Hon. Sir John Harris Country North Eastern 1940 1920–1946
Percival Inchbold Country/McEwen North Eastern 1943 1935–1953
Hon. John Percy Jones United Australia South Western 1940 1910–1940
Paul Jones[2] Labor Melbourne 1940 1938–1958
James Kennedy United Australia Higinbotham 1943 1937–1954
Pat Kennelly[1] Labor Melbourne West 1946 1938–1952
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
John Lienhop Country Bendigo 1943 1937–1951
Gordon McArthur United Australia South Western 1943 1931–1965
William MacAulay Country/McEwen Gippsland 1943 1937–1957
Daniel McNamara Labor Melbourne 1943 1916; 1917–1947
Herbert Olney United Australia Melbourne North 1943 1931–1943
Alfred Pittard United Australia Ballarat 1943 1931–1949
Hon. Henry Pye Country North Western 1940 1932–1942
Leonard Rodda Country Western 1943 1937–1946
Marcus Saltau United Australia/Ind. Western 1940 1924–1940
Hon. George Tuckett Country Northern 1943 1925–1955
William Tyner United Australia South Eastern 1940 1922–1940
Sir George Wales[2] United Australia Melbourne 1940 1936–1938
Hon. Robert Henry Williams[1] Independent Melbourne West 1940 1922–1938
1 On 17 March 1938, Robert Henry Williams, Independent (formerly Labor) MLC for Melbourne West Province, died. Labor candidate Pat Kennelly won the resulting by-election in May 1938.
2 In July 1938, Sir George Wales, UAP MLC for Melbourne Province, resigned over an alleged conflict of interest. Labor candidate Paul Jones won the resulting by-election in September 1938.

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Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1934–1937 • 1937–1940 • 1940–1943

Legislative Assembly

1935–1937 • 1937–1940 • 1940–1943