Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1937–1940 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1937 to 1940, as elected at the 1937 state election.

Name	Party	Electorate	Term in office
			1927–1945
	United Australia		1920–1940
	Country		1914–1932; 1935–1950
			1932–1955
	Country		1929–1950
	Independent/Labor		1924–1943
	Country		1938–1942
	Labor		1938–1948
	Labor		1920–1932; 1935–1938
	Country		1932–1938
	Labor		1917–1957
	Country		1935–1945
	United Australia		1935–1943
	Labor		1924–1945
	Ind./McEwen Country		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
	Country		1938–1955
	Country		1920–1950
	Country		1936–1944
	United Australia		1932–1945
	United Australia		1917–1950
	Labor		1937–1947
	Labor		1920–1942
	United Australia		1930–1939
	United Australia		1937–1945
	Labor		1924–1955
	Country		1913–1943
	Independent		1932–1950
	Labor		1925–1955
	United Australia		1932–1955
	United Australia		1927–1949
	Country		1929–1970
	Labor		1910–1949
	Labor		1924–1940
	United Australia/Country		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
	Independent		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		1937–1945
	Labor		1917–1942
	Country		1919–1945
	United Australia		1933–1953
	Country		1932–1947
	Labor		1927–1932; 1937–1947
	United Australia		1932–1940
	Labor		1917–1947
	Labor		1903–1904; 1907–1920; 1921–1947
	United Australia		1939–1940; 1950–1952
	Independent		1937–1943
	United Australia		1932–1943
	United Australia		1932–1945

In April 1938, the Country member for Ouyen, Albert Bussau, resigned to take up an appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London. Country candidate Keith Dodgshun was elected unopposed as his replacement in May 1938.

On 29 April 1938, the Labor member for Geelong, William Brownbill, died. His widow, Labor candidate Fanny Brownbill, won the resulting by-election on 4 June 1938, becoming the first woman Labor MP in Victoria.

On 18 September 1938, the Independent member for Gippsland North, James McLachlan, died. Country candidate Alexander Borthwick won the resulting by-election on 5 November 1938.

On 6 May 1939, the UAP member for Hawthorn, John Austin Gray, died. UAP candidate Les Tyack won the resulting by-election on 10 June 1939.

Sources

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