Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1955–1958

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
Jim BalfourLiberalMorwell1955–1982
Nathaniel BarclayCountryMildura1947–1952; 1955–1962
Hon John BloomfieldLiberalMalvern1953–1970
Hon Henry BolteLiberalHampden1947–1972
Hon Richard BroseCountryRodney1944–1964
Hon John Cain[4]LaborNorthcote1917–1957
Vernon ChristieLiberalIvanhoe1955–1973
Arthur ClareyLaborMelbourne1955–1972
Leslie CochraneCountryGippsland West1950–1970
Phillip ConnellLaborEvelyn1952–1958
Frederick CookCountryBenalla1936–1961
Roy CrickLaborGrant1955–1966
Hon Val DoubeLaborOakleigh1950–1961; 1970–1979
Arthur Drakeford, Jr.LaborPascoe Vale1945–1947; 1955–1958
Roberts Dunstan[2]LiberalMornington1956–1982
Leo FennessyLaborBrunswick East1955–1970
Larry FloydLaborWilliamstown1955–1973
Alexander FraserLiberalCaulfield East1950–1952; 1955–1965
Richard GaineyLiberalElsternwick1955–1967
George GibbsLiberalPortland1955–1967
Edward GuyeLiberalPolwarth1940–1958
Jack HoldenLiberalMoonee Ponds1955–1967
Jack Holland[1]LaborFlemington1925–1955
Kevin Holland[1]LaborFlemington1956–1967
Hon Sir Herbert HylandCountryGippsland South1929–1970
Harry KaneLiberalBroadmeadows1955–1962
Brig. Sir George KnoxLiberalScoresby1927–1960
Hon William Leggatt[2]LiberalMornington1947–1956
Hon Sir Albert LindCountryGippsland East1920–1961
Denis LovegroveLaborCarlton1955–1973
Sam LoxtonLiberalPrahran1955–1979
Colin MacDonaldLaborGeelong West1955–1958
Jim MacDonaldLiberalBurwood1955–1976
Hon William McDonaldLiberalDundas1947–1952; 1955–1970
Hon Sir Thomas MaltbyLiberalGeelong1929–1961
Jim MansonLiberalHawthorn1955–1973
Edward MeagherLiberalMentone1955–1976
Hon Wilfred MibusLiberalLowan1944–1964
Hon Tom MitchellCountryBenambra1947–1976
Hon George MossCountryMurray Valley1945–1973
Charlie MuttonIndependent/LaborCoburg1940–1967
Hon Horace PettyLiberalToorak1952–1964
Murray PorterLiberalSandringham1955–1970
Joe RaffertyLiberalCaulfield1955–1979
Hon George ReidLiberalBox Hill1947–1952; 1955–1973
Charlie RingLaborPreston1955–1970
John RossiterLiberalBrighton1955–1976
William RuthvenLaborReservoir1945–1961
Hon Arthur RylahLiberalKew1949–1971
Roy SchintlerLaborFootscray1955–1967
Gordon ScottLiberalBallarat South1955–1964
Frank ScullyDLPRichmond1949–1958
Hon Ernie ShepherdLaborAscot Vale1945–1958
Baron SniderLiberalSt Kilda1955–1964
John StanistreetLiberalBendigo1955–1958
Harold StirlingCountrySwan Hill1952–1968
Hon Clive StonehamLaborMidlands1942–1970
Bob SuggettLiberalMoorabbin1955–1979
Keith SuttonLaborAlbert Park1950–1970
Edgar TannerLiberalRipponlea1955–1976
Alex TaylorLiberalBalwyn1955–1973
Archie ToddLaborPort Melbourne1955–1958
Bill TowersLaborCollingwood1947–1962
Campbell TurnbullLaborBrunswick West1955–1973
Hon Keith TurnbullLiberalKara Kara1950–1964
Hon Robert Whately[3]LiberalCamberwell1945–1956
Hon Russell WhiteCountryBallarat North1945–1960
Vernon Wilcox[3]LiberalCamberwell1956–1976
Frank Wilkes[4]LaborNorthcote1957–1988
Ray WiltshireLiberalDandenong1955–1976
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
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