Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1925–1928

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between the elections of 4 June 1925 and 2 June 1928. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1922 triennial election with terms expiring in 1928, while the other half were elected at the 1925 triennial election with terms expiring in 1931.

The Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903 defined 17 Provinces with two members each for a total of 34 members. [1]

Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
NameParty Province Expiry DueTerm in Office
Richard Abbott Country Northern 19281907–1913; 1922–1928
William Angliss Nationalist Southern 19281912–1952
Edwin Bath Nationalist Nelson 19311922–1937
William Beckett Labor Melbourne North 19311914–1931; 1934–1952
Theodore Beggs Nationalist Nelson 19281910–1928
Alexander Bell Nationalist Wellington 19311917–1931
Frederick Brawn Nationalist Wellington 19281907–1934
Alfred Chandler Nationalist South Eastern 19311919–1935
Frank Clarke Nationalist Melbourne South 19311913–1955
Russell Clarke Nationalist Southern 19311910–1937
Henry Cohen Nationalist Melbourne 19311921–1937
William Crockett Country/Country Progressive North Western 19281919–1928
George Martley Davis Nationalist Gippsland 19311917–1937
Arthur Disney Labor Melbourne West 19311916–1943
William Edgar Nationalist East Yarra 19311904–1913; 1917–1948
George Goudie Country North Western 19311919–1949
John Harris Country North Eastern 19281920–1946
Howard Hitchcock Nationalist South Western 19311925–1931
John Percy Jones Labor Melbourne East 19281910–1940
Herbert Keck Nationalist Bendigo 19311921–1937
Esmond Kiernan Labor Melbourne North 19281919–1940
Martin McGregor Nationalist Gippsland 19281922–1936
Daniel McNamara Labor Melbourne East 19311916; 1917–1947
James Merritt Nationalist East Yarra 19281913–1928
Thomas Payne Nationalist Melbourne South 19281901–1928
Horace Richardson Nationalist South Western 19281912–1934
Marcus Saltau Nationalist Western 19281924–1940
Herbert Smith Nationalist Melbourne 19281921–1935
Joseph Sternberg [a] Nationalist Bendigo 19281891–1928
George Tuckett Country Northern 19311925–1955
William Tyner Nationalist South Eastern 19281922–1940
Edward White Nationalist Western 19311907–1931
Robert Williams Labor Melbourne West 19281922–1938
Albert Zwar Country North Eastern 19311922–1935

Sir Frank Clarke was President; William Edgar was Chairman of Committees; T. R. Gilchrist was Clerk of the Council.

a On 13 January 1928, Joseph Sternberg, MLC for Bendigo, died. He was not replaced until the general election in June 1928. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Provinces Boundaries Act 1903". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bendigo Province. By-election Will Not be Held". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 January 1928.
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