Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1937–1940

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1937 and 1940. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1934 triennial election with terms expiring in 1940, while the other half were elected at the 1937 triennial election with terms expiring in 1943.

NameParty Province Term expiresTerm of office
William Angliss United Australia Southern 19401912–1952
James Miller Balfour Country Gippsland 19401936–1943
William Beckett Labor Melbourne East 19401914–1931; 1934–1952
George Bolster United Australia Wellington 19401934–1946
Gilbert Chandler United AustraliaSouthern19431935–1973
Percy Clarey Labor Doutta Galla 19431937–1949
Hon. Sir Frank Clarke United Australia Monash 19431913–1955
Archibald Crofts United Australia Melbourne South 19401935–1942
Alan Currie United Australia Nelson 19401928–1940
Arthur Disney Labor Melbourne West 19431916–1943
Clifden Eager United Australia East Yarra 19401930–1958
Hon. William Edgar United AustraliaEast Yarra19431904–1913; 1917–1948
Charles Gartside United Australia South Eastern 19431937–1955
Hon. George Goudie CountryNorth Western19431919–1949
Hon. Sir John Harris Country North Eastern 19401920–1946
Percival Inchbold Country/McEwenNorth Eastern19431935–1953
Hon. John Percy Jones United Australia South Western 19401910–1940
Paul Jones [2] LaborMelbourne19401938–1958
James Kennedy United AustraliaHiginbotham19431937–1954
Pat Kennelly [1] LaborMelbourne West19461938–1952
Esmond Kiernan Independent Melbourne North 19401919–1940
Richard Kilpatrick Country Northern 19401928–1946
Lt. Col. George Lansell United Australia Bendigo 19401928–1952
John Lienhop CountryBendigo19431937–1951
Gordon McArthur United AustraliaSouth Western19431931–1965
William MacAulay Country/McEwenGippsland19431937–1957
Daniel McNamara LaborMelbourne19431916; 1917–1947
Herbert Olney United AustraliaMelbourne North19431931–1943
Alfred Pittard United Australia Ballarat 19431931–1949
Hon. Henry Pye CountryNorth Western19401932–1942
Leonard Rodda CountryWestern19431937–1946
Marcus Saltau United Australia/Ind. Western 19401924–1940
Hon. George Tuckett CountryNorthern19431925–1955
William Tyner United AustraliaSouth Eastern19401922–1940
Sir George Wales [2] United AustraliaMelbourne19401936–1938
Hon. Robert Williams [1] IndependentMelbourne West19401922–1938
1 On 17 March 1938, Robert Williams, Independent (formerly Labor) MLC for Melbourne West Province, died. Labor candidate Pat Kennelly won the resulting by-election in May 1938.
2 In July 1938, Sir George Wales, UAP MLC for Melbourne Province, resigned over an alleged conflict of interest. Labor candidate Paul Jones won the resulting by-election in September 1938.

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