Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1940–1943 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1940 to 1943, as elected at the 1940 state election:

Name	Party	Electorate	Term in office
			1927–1945
			1920–1940
	Country		1914–1932, 1935–1950
			1932–1955
	Country		1929–1950
	Labor		1924–1943
	Country		1938–1942
	Labor		1938–1948
	Labor		1917–1957
	Country		1935–1945
	United Australia		1935–1943
	Labor		1924–1945
	McEwen Country		1936–1961
	Labor		1942–1952
	Labor		1908–1945
	Country		1927–1943
	Labor		1929–1945
	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
	Country		1942–1945; 1947–1952
	Country		1940–1958
	United Australia		1937–1945
	Labor		1924–1955
	Labor		1940–1945
			1940–1945
	Country		1913–1943
	Independent/Country		1932–1950
	Labor		1925–1955
	United Australia		1932–1955
	United Australia		1927–1949
	Country		1929–1970
	Labor		1910–1949
	Labor		1924–1940
	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
	United Australia		1929–1961
	Country		1934–1945
	United Australia		1932–1952
	Country		1927–1945
	Labor		1937–1945
	Labor		1917–1942
	Ind. Labor		1940–1967
	Country		1919–1945
	United Australia		1933–1953
	Country		1932–1947
	Labor		1927–1932; 1937–1947
	Labor		1917–1947
	Labor		1942–1970
	United Australia		1941–1945
	Labor		1903–1904; 1907–1920; 1921–1947
	Independent		1937–1943
	United Australia		1932–1943
	United Australia		1932–1945

On 15 May 1940, the Labor member for Coburg, Frank Keane, died. Independent Labor candidate Charlie Mutton, who had been expelled from the Labor Party for running against the endorsed candidate, won the resulting by-election on 13 July 1940.

In August 1940, the United Australia member for Polwarth, Allan McDonald, resigned to contest Division of Corangamite in the 1940 federal election. Country candidate Edward Guye won the resulting by-election on 2 November 1940.

On 23 November 1940, the United Australia member for Toorak, Sir Stanley Argyle, died. United Australia candidate Henry Thonemann won the resulting by-election on 11 January 1941.

On 17 February 1942, the Labor member for Port Melbourne, James Murphy, died. Labor candidate Tom Corrigan won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1942.

On 5 May 1942, the Country member for Gippsland North, Alexander Borthwick, died. Country candidate Bill Fulton won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1942.

On 26 October 1942, the Labor member for Maryborough and Daylesford, George Frost, died. Labor candidate Clive Stoneham won the resulting by-election on 28 November 1942.

Sources

• Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
• Victorian Year Book, 1940–1941, page 42–43.