Elections were held in the

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on Thursday 5 June 1919 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council.

Results

Legislative Council

Retiring Members

Nationalist

Sir John Davies Sir John Davies (16 April 1569 (baptised)8 December 1626) was an English poet, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. He became Attorney General for Ireland and formulated many of the legal ...

MLC (

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) * Duncan McBryde MLC ( South Eastern)

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used. A by-election for Melbourne North, to fill the vacancy caused by

Donald Melville Donald Melville (1829 – 20 March 1919) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born in Aberdeen and christened on 19 November 1829; his parents were Donald Melville and Margaret Jolly. He worked as a clerk, but later migrated to V ...

's death, was held concurrently with this election and is shown below.

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