Members Of The Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961
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This is a list of members of the
Victorian Legislative Council The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Co ...
between 1958 and 1961. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1955 triennial election with terms expiring in 1961, while the other half were elected at the 1958 triennial election with terms expiring in 1964. : On 2 June 1960, Fred Thomas, Labor MLC for
Melbourne Province Melbourne Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia). Melbourne Province was created in 1882 when Central Province was abolished in the redistribution of Provinces. Its area included central Melbourne, Carlto ...
, died. Labor candidate
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won the resulting by-election on 6 August 1960. : On 18 June 1960, Bill Slater, Labor MLC for
Doutta Galla Province Doutta Galla Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both ...
, died. Labor candidate John Tripovich won the resulting by-election on 6 August 1960.


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(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 ...
. * Victorian Year Book 1954–58 {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1958-1961 Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 20th-century Australian politicians