Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1955–1958

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1955 and 1958. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1952 triennial election with terms expiring in 1958, while the other half were elected at the 1955 triennial election with terms expiring in 1961.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
David Arnott Labor Western 1958 1952–1958
Albert Bailey DLP Melbourne West 1958 1952–1958
Keith Bradbury Country North Eastern 1961 1953–1978
Tom Brennan DLP Monash 1958 1952–1958
Charles Bridgford Liberal South Eastern 1961 1955–1961
Percy Byrnes Country North Western 1958 1942–1969
Ewen Paul Cameron Liberal East Yarra 1961 1948–1960
Gilbert Chandler Liberal Southern 1961 1935–1973
Vance Dickie[1] Liberal Ballarat 1961 1956–1978
Clifden Eager Liberal East Yarra 1958 1930–1958
Percy Feltham Country Northern 1961 1955–1967
Don Ferguson Labor South Western 1958 1952–1958
Bill Fulton Country Gippsland 1958 1953–1964
John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 1961 1949–1979
Charles Gawith Liberal Monash 1961 1955–1967
Thomas Grigg Liberal Bendigo 1961 1951–1967
John Jones Labor Ballarat 1958 1952–1958
Paul Jones DLP Doutta Galla 1958 1938–1958
Jack Little DLP Melbourne North 1958 1954–1958
Herbert Ludbrook[1] Liberal Ballarat 1961 1949–1956
Gordon McArthur Liberal South Western 1961 1931–1965
William MacAulay[2] Country Gippsland 1961 1937–1957
Buckley Machin Labor Melbourne West 1961 1955–1963
Ronald Mack Liberal Western 1961 1955–1968
Arthur Mansell Country North Western 1961 1952–1973
Bob May[2] Country Gippsland 1961 1957–1973
Roy Rawson Labor Southern 1958 1952–1958
Pat Sheehy DLP Melbourne 1958 1952–1958
Hon William Slater Labor Doutta Galla 1961 1949–1960
Arthur Smith Labor Bendigo 1958 1952–1964
Ivan Swinburne Country North Eastern 1958 1946–1976
Fred Thomas Labor Melbourne 1961 1948–1960
Lindsay Thompson Liberal Higinbotham 1961 1955–1970
George Tilley Labor South Eastern 1958 1952–1958
Dudley Walters Country Northern 1958 1946–1964
Arthur Warner Liberal Higinbotham 1958 1946–1964
1 On 15 January 1956, Herbert Ludbrook, Liberal MLC for Ballarat Province, died. Country candidate Vance Dickie won the resulting by-election on 3 March 1956.
2 On 17 May 1957, William MacAulay, Country MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate Bob May won the resulting by-election on 29 June 1957.

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Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1952–1955 • 1955–1958 • 1958–1961

Legislative Assembly

1952–1955 • 1955–1958 • 1958–1961