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 1932 to 1935, as elected at the
1932 state election.
Notes
: Oakleigh MLA
James Vinton Smith
James Taylor Vinton Smith, (3 November 1897 – 22 July 1952) was an Australian politician. He was the Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Oakleigh from 1932 to 1937, for the United Australia Party.
Early life
He was born in 189 ...
was elected as an unendorsed UAP candidate after being defeated in preselection, but was immediately admitted to the parliamentary party upon his election.
: Carlton Labor MLA
Robert Solly
Robert Henry (Bob) Solly (9 September 1859 – 5 June 1932) was an Australian politician.
Born in Ramsgate, Kent, to Stephen Solly and Eliza Sage, he received no formal education and worked on a farm and a rope factory. At the age of ten h ...
died on 5 June 1932. Labor candidate
Bill Barry won the
resulting by-election on 9 July 1932.
: Benambra UAP MLA
Henry Beardmore
Henry Beardmore (7 February 1863 – 29 August 1932) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Melton to butcher Edwin James Beardmore and Flora McDonald. He grew up in Benalla and became a butcher at Glenrowan before becoming a farmer ...
died on 29 August 1932. Country Party candidate
Roy Paton
James Roy Paton (23 November 1882 – 25 April 1947) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Yabba, Victoria to grazier Archibald Paton and Ruth McMeekin. He attended Brighton Grammar School and then worked on the family property. On 30 ...
won the
resulting by-election on 15 October 1932.
: Boroondara UAP MLA
Richard Linton resigned in March 1933 to take up an appointment as
Agent-General for Victoria in London. UAP candidate
Trevor Oldham
Trevor Donald Oldham (10 March 1900 – 2 May 1953) was an Australian politician, who was the leader of the Liberal Party in the state of Victoria from 1952 until his death in 1953. The eldest of three sons born to Arthur and Ethel Oldham, he wa ...
won the
resulting by-election on 29 April 1933.
: Polwarth UAP MLA
James McDonald died on 15 August 1933. His nephew,
Allan McDonald, won the
resulting by-election on 16 September 1933.
: Warrnambool UAP MLA
James Fairbairn
James Valentine Fairbairn (28 July 1897 – 13 August 1940) was an Australian aviator and politician. A World War I fighter pilot, he represented the United Australia Party (UAP) in federal parliament and served as Minister for Air and Civil A ...
resigned in October 1933 to contest the
Flinders federal by-election caused by the resignation of
Stanley Bruce
Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was an Australian politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929, as leader of the Nationalist Party.
Born ...
. UAP candidate
Keith McGarvie won the
resulting by-election on 11 November 1933.
: Allandale UAP MLA and former
Premier of Victoria
The premier of Victoria is the head of government in the Australian state of Victoria. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, and is the leader of the political party able to secure a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly ...
Alexander Peacock
Sir Alexander James Peacock (11 June 1861 – 7 October 1933) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Premier of Victoria.
Early Years
Peacock was born of Scottish descent at Creswick, the first Victorian Premier born after ...
died on 7 October 1933. His widow
Millie Peacock
Millie Gertrude Peacock, Lady Peacock (née Holden; 3 August 1870 – 7 February 1948), was the first woman elected to the Parliament of Victoria. She was the wife of Sir Alexander Peacock, a three-time Premier of Victoria. Upon his death in 193 ...
won the
resulting by-election for the UAP on 11 November 1933, becoming the first ever woman member of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne.
The presiding ...
.
: Gunbower UAP MLA
Henry Angus
Henry Forbes Angus, (April 19, 1891 – September 17, 1991) was a Canadian lawyer and academic.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1911. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of ...
died on 2 April 1934. Independent Country candidate
Norman Martin
Sir Norman Angus Martin (24 April 1893 – 8 October 1979) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Port Melbourne to grazier Angus Martin and Ruth Gale. After serving as an artilleryman in World War I, he became a farmer at Cohuna. On 2 ...
won the
resulting by-election on 12 May 1934.
: Nunawading UAP MLA
Robert Menzies
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
resigned in July 1934 to contest the seat of
Kooyong at the
1934 federal election. UAP candidate
William Boyland won the
resulting by-election on 1 September 1934.
: Clifton Hill Labor MLA and
Speaker of the Assembly Maurice Blackburn
Maurice McCrae Blackburn (19 November 1880 – 31 March 1944) was an Australian politician and socialist lawyer, noted for his protection of the interests of workers and the establishment of the legal firm known as Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
...
resigned in July 1934 to contest the seat of
Bourke at the
1934 federal election. Labor candidate
Bert Cremean
Herbert Michael "Bert" Cremean (8 May 1900 – 24 May 1945) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the districts of Dandenong (1929–1932) and Clifton Hill (1934–1945). He was Dep ...
was elected unopposed to fill the vacancy at the close of nominations on 21 September.
: Dundas UAP MLA
Athol Cooper
Athol Scott Cooper (24 October 1892 – 21 December 1970) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born in London to clothier Charles Henry Cooper and Mary Esther Scott. He migrated to Australia around 1910 and served with the Aust ...
was defeated when a recount was ordered for his seat in July 1932.
Sources
Re-member(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851).
Parliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria that follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system. It consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Victoria, the Legislative Assembly and ...
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