Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1945–1947 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1945 to 1947, as elected at the 1945 state election:

Name	Party	Electorate	Term in office
			1914–1932, 1935–1950
			1932–1955
	Country		1929–1950
	Country		1944–1964
	Labor		1938–1948
	Labor		1917–1957
	Country		1936–1961
	Labor		1942–1952
	Labor		1945–1947; 1949–1951
	Labor		1945–1949
	Liberal		1945–1955
	Country		1938–1955
	Liberal		1945–1955
	Labor		1945–1947; 1955–1958
	Country		1920–1950
	Liberal		1945–1950
	Min./Liberal		1917–1950
	Labor		1937–1947
	Labor		1945–1955, 1958–1964
	Independent		1945–1947
	Labor		1945–1947
	Labor		1943–1947; 1952–1955
	Country		1940–1958
	Liberal		1945–1948
	Labor		1924–1955
	Country		1945–1952
	Country		1932–1950
	Labor		1925–1955
	Liberal		1932–1955
	Labor		1945–1947, 1950–1955
	Liberal		1927–1949
	Labor		1943–1947
	Country		1929–1970
	Labor		1910–1949
	Labor		1945–1947
	Labor		1945–1949
	Country		1932–1947
	Liberal		1927–1960
	Labor		1904–1955
	Country		1920–1961
	Country		1936–1955
	Labor		1927–1947
	Independent		1945–1947, 1965–1979
	Min./Liberal		1929–1961
	Labor		1943–1955
	Country		1944–1964
	Min./Liberal		1932–1952
	Country		1947–1976
	Labor		1945–1947, 1950–1955
	Country		1945–1973
	Ind. Labor		1940–1967
	Liberal		1933–1953
	Country		1932–1947
	Labor		1945–1948
	Labor		1927–1932; 1937–1947
	Labor		1945–1961
	Labor		1945–1958
	Labor		1917–1947
	Labor		1945–1947, 1950–1955
	Labor		1942–1970
	Liberal		1945–1955
	Labor		1947–1962
	Labor		1903–1904; 1907–1920; 1921–1947
	Country		1944–1947
	Liberal		1945–1956
	Labor		1945–1947, 1950–1955
	Country		1945–1960

On 25 April 1947, the Country member for Benambra, Roy Paton, died. Country candidate Tom Mitchell won the resulting by-election on 7 June 1947.

In August 1947, the Labor member for Collingwood, Tom Tunnecliffe, resigned. Labor candidate Bill Towers won the resulting by-election on 20 September 1947.

Sources

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