Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929 explained

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
			1917–1936
			1927–1945
			1911–1934
	Nationalist		1920–1940
			1914–1932; 1935–1950
	Nationalist		1917–1932
	Country		1929–1950
	Labor		1914–1917; 1925–1934
	Independent		1927
	Labor		1924–1943
	Country		1920–1936
	Country		1894–1929
	Labor		1920–1932; 1935–1938
	Labor		1917–1957
	Country Progressive		1927–1936
	Labor		1924–1945
	Labor		1908–1945
	Nationalist		1927–1943
	Nationalist		1927–1929
	Country		1894–1929
	Labor		1927–1932
	Country Progressive		1920–1950
	Nationalist		1917–1950
			1927–1930
	Labor		1920–1942
	Country Progressive		1927–1932
	Liberal		1927–1932
	Nationalist		1917–1929
	Nationalist		1917–1929; 1932–1937
	Labor		1924–1955
	Labor		1924–1932
	Labor		1913–1943
	Labor		1925–1955
	Labor		1921–1929
	Nationalist		1927–1949
	Labor		1924–1932
	Labor		1910–1949
	Labor		1924–1940
	Nationalist		1927–1960
	Nationalist		1929
	Nationalist		1900–1928
	Labor		1904–1955
	Country		1920–1961
	Nationalist		1927–1933
	Labor		1924–1932
	Nationalist		1917–1933
	Nationalist		1928–1945
	Labor		1927–1947
	Country		1920–1945
	Independent		1908–1938
	Nationalist		1913–1930
	Nationalist		1929–1961
	Country		1927–1945
	Nationalist		1920–1929
	Labor		1917–1942
	Country		1919–1945
	Nationalist		1889–1933
	Nationalist		1913–1917; 1918–1935
	Labor		1924–1932
	Labor		1894–1897; 1900–1926; 1927–1937
	Labor		1927–1932; 1937–1947
	Labor		1917–1947
	Nationalist		1909–1928
	Labor		1904–1906; 1908–1932
	Nationalist		1897–1935
	Labor		1903–1904; 1907–1920; 1921–1947
	Country		1924–1929
	Labor		1912–1932
	Nationalist		1922–1927; 1927–1929
	Country		1920–1935

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sources

• Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.