This is a list of

members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2015 {{Use Australian English, date=June 2015 The following are lists of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859 * Members of the Victorian Legislative ...

from 1929 to 1932, as elected at the 1929 state election. Several realignments took place during the period: * The Country Progressive Party re-merged with the Country Party in 1930. Harold Glowrey remained as an Independent. * The Nationalist Party was renamed the

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(UAP) on 15 September 1931, to match the situation at federal level. * During the 1932 election campaign, several Labor members including the Premier,

Edmond Hogan Edmond John "Ned" Hogan (12 December 1883 – 23 August 1964) was an Australian politician who was the 30th Premier of Victoria. He was born in Wallace, Victoria, where his Irish-born parents were small farmers. After attending a Roman Catholi ...

, were expelled from the Victorian Labor Party for supporting the

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. : In August 1930, the Nationalist member for

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, former

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William Murray McPherson Sir William Murray McPherson, KBE (17 September 1865 – 26 July 1932) was an Australian philanthropist and politician. He was the 31st Premier of Victoria. Early life and philanthropy He was born in Melbourne, the son of a prosperous Scottis ...

, resigned. Nationalist candidate

John Austin Gray John Austin Gray MC (16 April 1892 – 6 May 1939) was an Australian politician. He was born in Warracknabeal to storekeeper Archibald Gray and Hannah Isabella Hutchinson. He attended state schools before working for the State Savings Bank of ...

won the resulting by-election on 27 September 1930. : In October 1930, the Liberal member for Caulfield,

Frederick Forrest Frederick Edward Forrest MC (9 April 1877 – 20 October 1930) was an Australian soldier and politician. He was born in Rheola, Victoria, to miner Edward James Forrest and Cecelia Hannah Atchison. He worked in Queensland and joined the volunte ...

, died. Nationalist candidate and

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Harold Luxton Sir Harold Daniel Luxton (25 June 1888 – 24 October 1957) was an Australian politician. He was born in Kangaroo Flat to Thomas Luxton and Sarah Schooling. He was a director of J. McEwan and Company from 1910, and on 17 November 1909 marr ...

, won the resulting by-election on 22 November 1930.

Sources

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(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851).

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1929-1932 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 20th-century Australian politicians