This is a list of
members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2015
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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 1935 to 1937, as elected at the
1935 state election.
: On 29 January 1936, the UAP member for
Allandale,
Thomas Parkin
Thomas Parkin (7 April 1870 – 29 January 1936) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Kingston to grazier John Parkin and Bridget Malone. He attended Creswick Grammar School and Geelong Grammar School and then worked for a Geelong ...
, died. Labor candidate
Patrick Denigan
Patrick Louis Denigan (4 June 1879 – 1 November 1962) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Glendonald near Creswick to farmer Thomas Denigan and Mary Agnes Downing. He was a gold miner at Allandale before becoming a farmer at Bri ...
won the
resulting by-election on 21 March 1936.
: On 22 February 1936, the Country member for
Rodney,
John Allan, died. Country candidate
William Dunstone
William Dunstone (27 October 1877 – 12 April 1944) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Newstead to farmer James Dunstone and Elizabeth Jane Winn. He grew up around Seymour, where he attended state schools and worked on his fath ...
won the
resulting by-election on 18 April 1936.
: In August 1936, the Country member for
Goulburn Valley,
Murray Bourchier
Brigadier Sir Murray William James Bourchier, CMG, DSO, VD (4 April 1881 – 16 December 1937) was an Australian soldier and politician. He was Deputy Premier of Victoria from April 1935 until June 1936.
Early life
Murray was the eldest so ...
, resigned to take up an appointment as
Agent-General for Victoria in London. Country candidate
John McDonald won the
resulting by-election on 19 September 1936.
: On 24 August 1936, the Country member for
Benalla,
Edward Cleary, died. Independent candidate
Frederick Cook won the
resulting by-election on 3 October 1936.
: On 28 August 1937, the Labor member for
Footscray,
George Prendergast
George Michael "Mick" Prendergast (20 May 1854 – 28 August 1937) was an Australian politician who served as the 28th Premier of Victoria. He was born to Irish emigrant parents in Adelaide, but he grew up in Stawell, Victoria. He was apprent ...
, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the
1937 state election.
: In 1936–1937, six United Australia MPs (Shields, Knox, Maltby, Kirton, Drew, and Macfarlan) formed the "Country and Liberal wing" of the party and shifted to the crossbenches, declaring their unhappiness with the direction of the UAP and asserting their right to support the Dunstan government on measures of which they approved. They remained formally in the party, neither resigning nor being expelled, until the disbandment of the section immediately following the 1937 election.
References
Re-member(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851).
Parliament of Victoria.
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Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term
20th-century Australian politicians