Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1934–1937 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1934 and 1937. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1931 triennial election with terms expiring in 1937, while the other half were elected at the 1934 triennial election with terms expiring in 1940.

NamePartyProvinceTerm expiresTerm of office
1940 1912–1952
1940 1936–1943
United Australia 1937 1922–1937
1940 1914–1931; 1934–1952
United Australia 1940 1934–1946
United Australia 1937 1919–1935
United Australia South Eastern 1937 1935–1973
United Australia 1937 1913–1955
United Australia Southern 1937 1910–1937
United Australia Melbourne South 1940 1929–1935
United Australia 1937 1921–1937
United Australia Melbourne South 1940 1935–1942
United Australia 1940 1928–1940
United Australia Gippsland 1937 1917–1937
Labor 1937 1916–1943
United Australia 1940 1930–1958
United Australia East Yarra 1937 1904–1913; 1917–1948
Country 1937 1919–1949
Country 1940 1920–1946
Country North Eastern 1937 1935–1953
United Australia 1940 1910–1940
United Australia 1937 1921–1937
Independent 1940 1919–1940
Country 1940 1928–1946
United Australia Bendigo 1940 1928–1952
United Australia South Western 1937 1931–1965
United Australia Gippsland 1940 1922–1936
Labor Melbourne East 1937 1916; 1917–1947
United Australia Melbourne North 1937 1931–1943
United Australia Wellington 1937 1931–1949
Country North Western 1940 1932–1942
United Australia 1940 1924–1940
United Australia Melbourne 1940 1921–1935
Country Northern 1937 1925–1955
United Australia South Eastern 1940 1922–1940
United Australia Melbourne 1940 1936–1938
Independent Melbourne West 1940 1922–1938
Ind. Country Western 1937 1931–1937
Country North Eastern 1937 1922–1935

On 12 February 1935, Alfred Chandler, UAP MLC for South Eastern Province, died. His son, UAP candidate Gilbert Chandler, won the resulting by-election in March 1935.

On 23 February 1935, Albert Zwar, Country MLC for North Eastern Province, died. Country candidate Percival Inchbold won the resulting by-election in April 1935.

On 25 November 1935, Herbert Smith, UAP MLC for Melbourne Province, died. UAP candidate George Wales won the resulting by-election in May 1936.

In February 1935, Harold Cohen, UAP MLC for Melbourne South Province, resigned to contest Caulfield in the 1935 Assembly election. UAP candidate Archibald Crofts won the resulting by-election in March 1935.

On 17 August 1936, Martin McGregor, UAP MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate James Miller Balfour won the resulting by-election in October 1936.

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