# Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1955–1958

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1955 and 1958. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1952 triennial election with terms expiring in 1958, while the other half were elected at the 1955 triennial election with terms expiring in 1961.
| Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Term of office |
| David Arnott | Labor | Western | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Bert Bailey | Anti-Communist/DLP | Melbourne West | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Keith Bradbury | Country | North Eastern | 1961 | 1953–1978 |
| Thomas Brennan | Anti-Communist/DLP | Monash | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Charles Bridgford | Liberal and Country | South Eastern | 1961 | 1955–1961 |
| Percy Byrnes | Country | North Western | 1958 | 1942–1969 |
| Ewen Paul Cameron | Liberal and Country | East Yarra | 1961 | 1948–1960 |
| Gilbert Chandler | Liberal and Country | Southern | 1961 | 1935–1973 |
| Pat Dickie | Liberal and Country | Ballarat | 1961 | 1956–1978 |
| Sir Clifden Eager | Independent | East Yarra | 1958 | 1930–1958 |
| Percy Feltham | Country | Northern | 1961 | 1955–1967 |
| Don Ferguson | Labor | South Western | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Bill Fulton | Country | Gippsland | 1958 | 1953–1964 |
| John Galbally | Labor | Melbourne North | 1961 | 1949–1979 |
| Charles Gawith | Liberal and Country | Monash | 1961 | 1955–1967 |
| Thomas Grigg | Liberal and Country | Bendigo | 1961 | 1951–1967 |
| Jack Jones | Labor | Ballarat | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Paul Jones | Anti-Communist/DLP | Doutta Galla | 1958 | 1938–1958 |
| Jack Little | Anti-Communist/DLP | Melbourne North | 1958 | 1954–1958 |
| Herbert Ludbrook | Liberal and Country | Ballarat | 1961 | 1949–1956 |
| Gordon McArthur | Liberal and Country | South Western | 1961 | 1931–1965 |
| William MacAulay | Country | Gippsland | 1961 | 1937–1957 |
| Buckley Machin | Labor | Melbourne West | 1961 | 1955–1963 |
| Ronald Mack | Liberal and Country | Western | 1961 | 1955–1968 |
| Arthur Mansell | Country | North Western | 1961 | 1952–1973 |
| Bob May | Country | Gippsland | 1961 | 1957–1973 |
| Roy Rawson | Labor | Southern | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Pat Sheehy | Anti-Communist/DLP | Melbourne | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Hon Bill Slater | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1961 | 1949–1960 |
| Arthur Smith | Labor | Bendigo | 1958 | 1952–1964 |
| Ivan Swinburne | Country | North Eastern | 1958 | 1946–1976 |
| Fred Thomas | Labor | Melbourne | 1961 | 1948–1960 |
| Lindsay Thompson | Liberal and Country | Higinbotham | 1961 | 1955–1970 |
| George Tilley | Labor | South Eastern | 1958 | 1952–1958 |
| Dudley Walters | Country | Northern | 1958 | 1946–1964 |
| Arthur Warner | Liberal and Country | Higinbotham | 1958 | 1946–1964 |
    $^1$ On 15 January 1956, Herbert Ludbrook, Liberal MLC for Ballarat Province, died. Liberal candidate Pat Dickie won the resulting by-election on 3 March 1956.
    $^2$ On 17 May 1957, William MacAulay, Country MLC for Gippsland Province, died. Country candidate Bob May won the resulting by-election on 29 June 1957.

## Sources

* Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.