Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1935–1937 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1937, as elected at the 1935 state election.

NamePartyElectorateTerm in office
1917–1936
Country 1927–1945
United Australia 1920–1940
Country 1914–1932; 1935–1950
1932–1955
Country 1929–1950
Independent Labor 1924–1943
Country 1920–1936
United Australia 1934–1937
Labor 1920–1932; 1935–1938
Country 1932–1938
Labor 1917–1957
Country 1935–1945
Country 1927–1936
United Australia 1935–1943
Labor 1924–1945
Independent 1936–1961
Labor 1908–1945
Country 1927–1943
Labor 1929–1932; 1934–1945
United Australia 1935–1945
Labor 1936–1945
Country 1929–1945
United Australia 1932–1943
Nationalist 1932–1937; 1947–1950
Country 1920–1950
Country 1936–1944
United Australia 1932–1945
United Australia 1917–1950
Labor 1920–1942
United Australia 1930–1939
United Australia 1917–1929; 1932–1937
Labor 1924–1955
Country 1913–1943
United Australia 1932–1950
Labor 1925–1955
United Australia 1932–1955
United Australia 1927–1949
Country 1929–1970
Labor 1910–1949
Labor 1924–1940
United Australia 1932–1947
United Australia 1927–1960
Country 1935–1943
Labor 1904–1955
Country 1920–1961
Country 1935–1945
United Australia 1933–1940
Country 1936–1955
United Australia 1928–1945
Labor 1927–1947
Country 1920–1945
Independent 1908–1938
United Australia 1929–1961
Country 1934–1945
United Australia 1932–1952
Country 1927–1945
Labor 1917–1942
Country 1919–1945
United Australia 1933–1953
United Australia 1935–1936
Country 1932–1947
Labor 1894–1897; 1900–1926;
1927–1937
United Australia 1932–1940
Labor 1917–1947
United Australia 1932–1937
Labor 1903–1904; 1907–1920;
1921–1947
United Australia 1932–1943
United Australia 1932–1945

On 29 January 1936, the UAP member for Allandale, Thomas Parkin, died. Labor candidate Patrick Denigan won the resulting by-election on 21 March 1936.

On 22 February 1936, the Country member for Rodney, John Allan, died. Country candidate William Dunstone won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1936.

In August 1936, the Country member for Goulburn Valley, Murray Bourchier, resigned to take up an appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London. Country candidate John McDonald won the resulting by-election on 19 September 1936.

On 24 August 1936, the Country member for Benalla, Edward Cleary, died. Independent candidate Frederick Cook won the resulting by-election on 3 October 1936.

On 28 August 1937, the Labor member for Footscray, George Prendergast, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1937 state election.

In 1936–1937, six United Australia MPs (Shields, Knox, Maltby, Kirton, Drew, and Macfarlan) formed the "Country and Liberal wing" of the party and shifted to the crossbenches, declaring their unhappiness with the direction of the UAP and asserting their right to support the Dunstan government on measures of which they approved. They remained formally in the party, neither resigning nor being expelled, until the disbandment of the section immediately following the 1937 election.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: UNITED COUNTRY PARTY. . . Kilmore, Vic. . 23 July 1936 . 23 January 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.