Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961
# Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council 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.

| Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Term of office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Keith Bradbury | Country | North Eastern | 1961 | 1953–1978 |
| Charles Bridgford | Liberal | South Eastern | 1961 | 1955–1961 |
| Percy Byrnes | Country | North Western | 1964 | 1942–1969 |
| Murray Byrne | Liberal | Ballarat | 1964 | 1958–1976 |
| Hon Ewen Paul Cameron | Liberal | East Yarra | 1961 | 1948–1964 |
| Hon Gilbert Chandler | Liberal | Southern | 1961 | 1935–1973 |
| Vance Dickie | Liberal | Ballarat | 1961 | 1956–1978 |
| Doug Elliot | Labor | Melbourne | 1961 | 1960–1979 |
| Percy Feltham | Country | Northern | 1961 | 1955–1967 |
| Bill Fulton | Country | Gippsland | 1964 | 1953–1964 |
| John Galbally | Labor | Melbourne North | 1961 | 1949–1979 |
| Raymond Garrett | Liberal | Southern | 1964 | 1958–1976 |
| Charles Gawith | Liberal | Monash | 1961 | 1955–1967 |
| Thomas Grigg | Liberal | Bendigo | 1961 | 1951–1967 |
| Kenneth Gross | Liberal | Western | 1964 | 1958–1976 |
| Rupert Hamer | Liberal | East Yarra | 1964 | 1958–1971 |
| Hon Sir Gordon McArthur | Liberal | South Western | 1961 | 1931–1965 |
| Buckley Machin | Labor | Melbourne West | 1961 | 1955–1963 |
| Ronald Mack | Liberal | Western | 1961 | 1955–1968 |
| Bill Mair | Liberal | South Eastern | 1964 | 1958–1964 |
| Arthur Mansell | Country | North Western | 1961 | 1952–1973 |
| Bob May | Country | Gippsland | 1961 | 1957–1973 |
| Samuel Merrifield | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1964 | 1958–1970 |
| Graham Nicol | Liberal | Monash | 1964 | 1958–1976 |
| Jack O'Connell | Labor | Melbourne | 1964 | 1958–1972 |
| Hon Bill Slater | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1961 | 1949–1960 |
| Arthur Smith | Labor | Bendigo | 1964 | 1952–1964 |
| Ivan Swinburne | Country | North Eastern | 1964 | 1946–1976 |
| Geoffrey Thom | Liberal | South Western | 1964 | 1958–1970 |
| Fred Thomas | Labor | Melbourne | 1961 | 1948–1960 |
| Hon Lindsay Thompson | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1961 | 1955–1970 |
| Archie Todd | Labor | Melbourne West | 1964 | 1958–1970 |
| John Tripovich | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1961 | 1960–1976 |
| Hon Sir Arthur Warner | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1964 | 1946–1964 |
| Dudley Walters | Country | Northern | 1964 | 1946–1964 |
| John Walton | Labor | Melbourne North | 1964 | 1958–1982 |

    $^1$ On 2 June 1960, Fred Thomas, Labor MLC for Melbourne Province, died. Labor candidate Doug Elliot won the resulting by-election on 6 August 1960.
    $^2$ On 18 June 1960, Bill Slater, Labor MLC for Doutta Galla Province, died. Labor candidate John Tripovich won the resulting by-election on 6 August 1960.

## Sources

* Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
* Victorian Year Book 1954–58
