Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1949–1952 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1949 and 1952. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1946 triennial election with terms expiring in 1952, while the other half were elected at the 1949 triennial election with terms expiring in 1955.

Name	Party	Province	Term expires	Term of office
			1952	1912–1952
	Liberal		1952	1942–1952
			1952	1914–1931; 1934–1952
			1952	1942–1969
	Liberal		1955	1948–1960
	Liberal	Southern	1955	1935–1973
	Liberal	Monash	1955	1913–1955
	Labor		1955	1943–1955
	Liberal	East Yarra	1952	1930–1958
	Labor		1952	1940–1954
	Labor	Melbourne North	1955	1949–1979
	Liberal		1955	1937–1955
	Liberal		1955	1951–1967
	Country		1952	1943–1952
	Country		1955	1935–1953
	Liberal	South Eastern	1952	1940–1952
	Labor		1952	1938–1958
	Liberal		1955	1937–1954
	Labor	Melbourne West	1952	1938–1952
	Liberal		1952	1946–1952
	Liberal	Bendigo	1952	1928–1952
	Liberal	Bendigo	1955	1937–1951
	Liberal	Ballarat	1955	1949–1956
	Liberal		1955	1931–1965
	Country	Gippsland	1955	1937–1957
	Liberal	South Western	1952	1940–1952
	Ind. Liberal		1955	1946–1955
	Country	North Western	1955	1949–1952
	Liberal	Western	1952	1940–1952
	Labor	Doutta Galla	1955	1949–1960
	Country	North Eastern	1952	1946–1976
	Labor	Melbourne	1955	1948–1960
	Country		1955	1925–1955
	Country	Northern	1952	1946–1964
	Liberal	Higinbotham	1952	1946–1964

In December 1950, John Lienhop, Liberal MLC for Bendigo Province, was appointed Agent-General for Victoria in London. Liberal candidate Thomas Grigg won the resulting by-election on 17 March 1951.

On 21 May 1952, Colin McNally, Country MLC for North Western, died. A by-election was held shortly after the 1952 triennial elections to fill the position.

Sources

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