Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1955–1958

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1958, as elected at the 1955 state election:

NameParty Electorate Term in office
Jim Balfour Liberal Morwell 1955–1982
Nathaniel Barclay Country Mildura 1947–1952; 1955–1962
Hon John Bloomfield Liberal Malvern 1953–1970
Hon Henry Bolte Liberal Hampden 1947–1972
Hon Richard Brose Country Rodney 1944–1964
Hon John Cain [4] Labor Northcote 1917–1957
Vernon Christie Liberal Ivanhoe 1955–1973
Arthur Clarey Labor Melbourne 1955–1972
Leslie Cochrane Country Gippsland West 1950–1970
Phillip Connell Labor Evelyn 1952–1958
Frederick Cook Country Benalla 1936–1961
Roy Crick Labor Grant 1955–1966
Hon Val Doube Labor Oakleigh 1950–1961; 1970–1979
Arthur Drakeford, Jr. Labor Pascoe Vale 1945–1947; 1955–1958
Roberts Dunstan [2] Liberal Mornington 1956–1982
Leo Fennessy Labor Brunswick East 1955–1970
Larry Floyd Labor Williamstown 1955–1973
Alexander Fraser Liberal Caulfield East 1950–1952; 1955–1965
Richard Gainey Liberal Elsternwick 1955–1967
George Gibbs Liberal Portland 1955–1967
Edward Guye Liberal Polwarth 1940–1958
Jack Holden Liberal Moonee Ponds 1955–1967
Jack Holland [1] Labor Flemington 1925–1955
Kevin Holland [1] Labor Flemington 1956–1967
Hon Sir Herbert Hyland Country Gippsland South 1929–1970
Harry Kane Liberal Broadmeadows 1955–1962
Brig. Sir George Knox Liberal Scoresby 1927–1960
Hon William Leggatt [2] Liberal Mornington 1947–1956
Hon Sir Albert Lind Country Gippsland East 1920–1961
Denis Lovegrove Labor Carlton 1955–1973
Sam Loxton Liberal Prahran 1955–1979
Colin MacDonald Labor Geelong West 1955–1958
Jim MacDonald Liberal Burwood 1955–1976
Hon William McDonald Liberal Dundas 1947–1952; 1955–1970
Hon Sir Thomas Maltby Liberal Geelong 1929–1961
Jim Manson Liberal Hawthorn 1955–1973
Edward Meagher Liberal Mentone 1955–1976
Hon Wilfred Mibus Liberal Lowan 1944–1964
Hon Tom Mitchell Country Benambra 1947–1976
Hon George Moss Country Murray Valley 1945–1973
Charlie Mutton Independent/Labor Coburg 1940–1967
Hon Horace Petty Liberal Toorak 1952–1964
Murray Porter Liberal Sandringham 1955–1970
Joe Rafferty Liberal Caulfield 1955–1979
Hon George Reid Liberal Box Hill 1947–1952; 1955–1973
Charlie Ring Labor Preston 1955–1970
John Rossiter Liberal Brighton 1955–1976
William Ruthven Labor Reservoir 1945–1961
Hon Arthur Rylah Liberal Kew 1949–1971
Roy Schintler Labor Footscray 1955–1967
Gordon Scott Liberal Ballarat South 1955–1964
Frank Scully DLP Richmond 1949–1958
Hon Ernie Shepherd Labor Ascot Vale 1945–1958
Baron Snider Liberal St Kilda 1955–1964
John Stanistreet Liberal Bendigo 1955–1958
Harold Stirling Country Swan Hill 1952–1968
Hon Clive Stoneham Labor Midlands 1942–1970
Bob Suggett Liberal Moorabbin 1955–1979
Keith Sutton Labor Albert Park 1950–1970
Edgar Tanner Liberal Ripponlea 1955–1976
Alex Taylor Liberal Balwyn 1955–1973
Archie Todd Labor Port Melbourne 1955–1958
Bill Towers Labor Collingwood 1947–1962
Campbell Turnbull Labor Brunswick West 1955–1973
Hon Keith Turnbull Liberal Kara Kara 1950–1964
Hon Robert Whately [3] Liberal Camberwell 1945–1956
Hon Russell White Country Ballarat North 1945–1960
Vernon Wilcox [3] Liberal Camberwell 1956–1976
Frank Wilkes [4] Labor Northcote 1957–1988
Ray Wiltshire Liberal Dandenong 1955–1976
1 On 25 December 1955, the Labor member for Flemington, Jack Holland, died. His son Kevin Holland won the resulting by-election on 18 February 1956.
2 In February 1956, the Liberal member for Mornington, William Leggatt, resigned to become Agent-General for Victoria in London. Liberal candidate Roberts Dunstan won the resulting by-election on 3 March 1956.
3 On 17 March 1956, the Liberal member for Camberwell, Robert Whately, died in a car accident near Yass. Liberal candidate Vernon Wilcox won the resulting by-election on 21 April 1956.
4 On 4 August 1957, the Labor member for Northcote and former Premier of Victoria, John Cain, died while campaigning for Labor at the Queensland election. Labor candidate Frank Wilkes won the resulting by-election on 21 September 1957.

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