Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1946–1949 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1946 and 1949. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1943 triennial election with terms expiring in 1949, while the other half were elected at the 1946 triennial election with terms expiring in 1952.

NamePartyProvinceTerm expiresTerm of office
1952 1912–1952
Liberal 1952 1942–1952
1952 1914–1931; 1934–1952
1952 1942–1969
Liberal 1949 1948–1960
Liberal Southern 1949 1935–1973
Labor 1949 1937–1949
Liberal Monash 1949 1913–1955
Labor 1949 1943–1955
Liberal East Yarra 1952 1930–1958
Liberal East Yarra 1949 1904–1913; 1917–1948
Labor 1952 1940–1954
Liberal 1949 1937–1955
Country North Western 1949 1919–1949
Country 1952 1943–1952
Country 1949 1935–1953
Liberal South Eastern 1952 1940–1952
Labor Doutta Galla 1952 1938–1958
Liberal 1949 1937–1954
Labor Melbourne West 1952 1938–1952
Liberal 1952 1946–1952
Country/Liberal 1952 1928–1952
Country/Liberal Bendigo 1949 1937–1951
Liberal 1949 1931–1965
Country Gippsland 1949 1937–1957
Country/Ind./Liberal South Western 1952 1940–1952
Ind. Liberal 1949 1946–1955
Labor Melbourne 1949 1916; 1917–1947
Independent Melbourne North 1949 1943–1949
Liberal Ballarat 1949 1931–1949
Country/Ind./Liberal Western 1952 1940–1952
Country Western 1949 1937–1946
Country North Eastern 1952 1946–1976
Labor Melbourne 1949 1948–1960
Country 1949 1925–1955
Country Northern 1952 1946–1964
Liberal Higinbotham 1952 1946–1964

In August 1946, Leonard Rodda, Country MLC for Western, resigned. Independent Liberal candidate Hugh MacLeod won the resulting by-election on 30 November 1946.

On 28 December 1947, Daniel McNamara, Labor MLC for Melbourne Province, died. Labor candidate Fred Thomas won the resulting by-election on 20 March 1948.

On 6 June 1948, William Edgar, Liberal MLC for East Yarra Province, died. Liberal candidate Ewen Paul Cameron won the resulting by-election on 7 August 1948.

On 30 April 1949, Sir George Goudie, Country MLC for North Western Province, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1949 triennial election.

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