Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1955–1958 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1958, as elected at the 1955 state election:

Name	Party	Electorate	Term in office
	Liberal		1955–1982
	Country		1947–1952; 1955–1962
	Liberal		1953–1970
	Liberal		1947–1972
	Country		1944–1964
	Labor		1917–1957
	Liberal		1955–1973
	Labor		1955–1972
	Country		1950–1970
	Labor		1952–1958
	Country		1936–1961
	Labor		1955–1966
	Labor		1950–1961; 1970–1979
	Labor		1945–1947; 1955–1958
	Liberal		1956–1982
	Labor		1955–1970
	Labor		1955–1973
	Liberal		1950–1952; 1955–1965
	Liberal		1955–1967
	Liberal		1955–1967
	Liberal		1940–1958
	Liberal		1955–1967
	Labor		1925–1955
	Labor		1956–1967
	Country		1929–1970
	Liberal		1955–1962
	Liberal		1927–1960
	Liberal		1947–1956
	Country		1920–1961
	Labor		1955–1973
	Liberal		1955–1979
	Labor		1955–1958
	Liberal		1955–1976
	Liberal		1947–1952; 1955–1970
	Liberal		1929–1961
	Liberal		1955–1973
	Liberal		1955–1976
	Liberal		1944–1964
	Country		1947–1976
	Country		1945–1973
	Independent/Labor		1940–1967
	Liberal		1952–1964
	Liberal		1955–1970
	Liberal		1955–1979
	Liberal		1947–1952; 1955–1973
	Labor		1955–1970
	Liberal		1955–1976
	Labor		1945–1961
	Liberal		1949–1971
	Labor		1955–1967
	Liberal		1955–1964
			1949–1958
	Labor		1945–1958
	Liberal		1955–1964
	Liberal		1955–1958
	Country		1952–1968
	Labor		1942–1970
	Liberal		1955–1979
	Labor		1950–1970
	Liberal		1955–1976
	Liberal		1955–1973
	Labor		1955–1958
	Labor		1947–1962
	Labor		1955–1973
	Liberal		1950–1964
	Liberal		1945–1956
	Country		1945–1960
	Liberal		1956–1976
	Labor		1957–1988
	Liberal		1955–1976

On 25 December 1955, the Labor member for Flemington, Jack Holland, died. His son Kevin Holland won the resulting by-election on 18 February 1956.

In February 1956, the Liberal member for Mornington, William Leggatt, resigned to become Agent-General for Victoria in London. Liberal candidate Roberts Dunstan won the resulting by-election on 3 March 1956.

On 17 March 1956, the Liberal member for Camberwell, Robert Whately, died in a car accident near Yass. Liberal candidate Vernon Wilcox won the resulting by-election on 21 April 1956.

On 4 August 1957, the Labor member for Northcote and former Premier of Victoria, John Cain, died while campaigning for Labor at the Queensland election. Labor candidate Frank Wilkes won the resulting by-election on 21 September 1957.