Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1952–1955 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1952 and 1955. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1949 triennial election with terms expiring in 1955, while the other half were elected at the 1952 triennial election with terms expiring in 1958.

This was the first Legislative Council term where members were elected from the same electoral rolls as the Assembly. In 1955, before the triennial election, the Labor Party split, with some members leaving to form the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), which became the Democratic Labor Party (DLP).

NamePartyProvinceTerm expiresTerm of office
1958 1952–1958
1958 1952–1958
1955 1953–1978
Labor/Anti-Communist 1958 1952–1958
Country 1958 1942–1969
1955 1948–1960
Liberal and Country 1955 1935–1973
Liberal and Country Monash 1955 1913–1955
Labor/Anti-Communist Melbourne West 1955 1943–1955
Independent East Yarra 1958 1930–1958
Labor 1958 1952–1958
Labor 1958 1940–1954
Country 1958 1953–1964
Labor Melbourne North 1955 1949–1979
1955 1937–1955
Liberal and Country Monash 1961 1955–1967
Liberal and Country 1955 1951–1967
Country Gippsland 1958 1943–1952
Country North Eastern 1955 1935–1953
Labor 1958 1952–1958
Labor/Anti-Communist 1958 1938–1958
Liberal and Country 1955 1937–1954
Labor/Anti-Communist 1958 1954–1958
Liberal and Country Ballarat 1955 1949–1956
Liberal and Country South Western 1955 1931–1965
Country Gippsland 1955 1937–1957
Western 1955 1946–1955
Country North Western 1961 1952–1973
Labor Southern 1958 1952–1958
Labor/Anti-Communist 1958 1952–1958
Labor Doutta Galla 1955 1949–1960
Labor Bendigo 1958 1952–1964
Country North Eastern 1958 1946–1976
Labor Melbourne 1955 1948–1960
Liberal and Country Higinbotham 1955 1955–1970
Labor South Eastern 1958 1952–1958
Country 1955 1925–1955
Country Northern 1958 1946–1964
Liberal and Country Higinbotham 1958 1946–1964

On 21 May 1952, Colin McNally, Country MLC for North Western Province, died. Country candidate Arthur Mansell won the resulting by-election on 26 July 1952.

On 9 December 1952, Trevor Harvey, Country MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate Bill Fulton won the resulting by-election on 21 February 1953.

On 8 July 1953, Percival Inchbold, Country MLC for North Eastern Province, died. Country candidate Keith Bradbury won the resulting by-election on 22 August 1953.

In June 1954, Archibald Fraser, Labor MLC for Melbourne North Province, resigned. Labor candidate Jack Little won the resulting by-election on 14 August 1954.

On 20 November 1954, Sir James Kennedy, Liberal MLC for Higinbotham Province, died. Liberal candidate Lindsay Thompson won the resulting by-election on 29 January 1955.

On 13 February 1955, Sir Frank Clarke, Liberal MLC for Monash, died. Liberal candidate Charles Gawith won the resulting by-election on 2 April 1955.

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