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 1947 to 1950, as elected at the 1947 state election: : On 15 May 1948, the Liberal member for Toorak, Robert Bell Hamilton, died. Liberal candidate Edward Reynolds won the resulting by-election on 19 June 1948. : On 10 October 1948, the Labor member for

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Fanny Brownbill Fanny Eileen Brownbill (28 April 1890 – 10 October 1948) was an Australian state politician, serving as the Labor Party Member for Geelong, Victoria, serving from 1938 until her death in 1948. Brownbill was the first woman to win a seat for L ...

, died. Liberal candidate Edward Montgomery won the resulting by-election on 13 November 1948. : On 16 November 1948, the Labor member for Prahran,

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, died. Labor candidate Frank Crean won the resulting by-election on 22 January 1949. : On 14 May 1949, the Labor member for Brunswick, James Jewell, died. Labor candidate

Peter Randles Peter John Randles (10 June 1923 – 12 April 2008), Australian politician, was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Brunswick, representing the Labor Party, from 1949–1955. Following the Labor Party sp ...

won the resulting by-election on 16 July 1949. : On 31 October 1949, three members resigned to contest seats at the 1949 election and by-elections were held on 17 December 1949 to fill the vacancies. :*

Jack Cremean John Lawrence Cremean (26 January 1907 – 11 August 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a clerk. He was secretary to federal Labor minister Arthur Calwell from 1942 to 1 ...

, the Labor member for Clifton Hill, contested and won

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. Labor candidate

Joseph O'Carroll Joseph Patrick O’Carroll (21 March 1891 – 9 June 1965) was an Australian politician who was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Clifton Hill representing the Labor Party from 1949–1955 and the Aus ...

was elected in his stead. :*

Wilfrid Kent Hughes Sir Wilfrid Selwyn "Bill" Kent Hughes (12 June 1895 – 31 July 1970) was an Australian army officer and politician who had a long career in both state and federal politics, most notably as a minister in the Menzies Government. He also ...

, the Liberal member for

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, contested and won

Division of Chisholm The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The division was created in 1949 and is named after Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and promoter of women's immigration. ...

. Liberal candidate

Arthur Rylah Sir Arthur Gordon Rylah, (3 October 190920 September 1974) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1971. Background Rylah was born in Kew, Melbourne, the son of Walter Robert Rylah, a solic ...

was elected in his stead. :* Stan Keon, the Labor member for

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, contested and won

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. Labor candidate

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was elected in his stead. : On 14 April 1950, the former Premier of Victoria and Country Party member for Korong, Sir

Albert Dunstan Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG (26 July 1882 – 14 April 1950) was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party (now National Party), Dunstan was the 33rd premier of Victoria. His term as premier was the second-longest in th ...

, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1950 election.

Sources

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(a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria. {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1947-1950 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 20th-century Australian politicians