Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961

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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.

NameParty Province Term expiresTerm of office
Keith Bradbury Country North Eastern 19611953–1978
Charles Bridgford Liberal South Eastern 19611955–1961
Percy Byrnes Country North Western 19641942–1969
Murray Byrne Liberal Ballarat 19641958–1976
Hon Ewen Paul Cameron Liberal East Yarra 19611948–1964
Hon Gilbert Chandler Liberal Southern 19611935–1973
Vance Dickie LiberalBallarat19611956–1978
Doug Elliot [1] Labor Melbourne19611960–1979
Percy Feltham Country Northern 19611955–1967
Bill Fulton Country Gippsland 19641953–1964
John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 19611949–1979
Raymond Garrett LiberalSouthern19641958–1976
Charles Gawith Liberal Monash 19611955–1967
Thomas Grigg Liberal Bendigo 19611951–1967
Kenneth Gross Liberal Western 19641958–1976
Rupert Hamer LiberalEast Yarra19641958–1971
Hon Sir Gordon McArthur Liberal South Western 19611931–1965
Buckley Machin Labor Melbourne West 19611955–1963
Ronald Mack LiberalWestern19611955–1968
Bill Mair LiberalSouth Eastern19641958–1964
Arthur Mansell CountryNorth Western19611952–1973
Bob May CountryGippsland19611957–1973
Samuel Merrifield Labor Doutta Galla 19641958–1970
Graham Nicol LiberalMonash19641958–1976
Jack O'Connell Labor Melbourne 19641958–1972
Hon Bill Slater [2] LaborDoutta Galla19611949–1960
Arthur Smith LaborBendigo19641952–1964
Ivan Swinburne CountryNorth Eastern19641946–1976
Geoffrey Thom LiberalSouth Western19641958–1970
Fred Thomas [1] LaborMelbourne19611948–1960
Hon Lindsay Thompson Liberal Higinbotham 19611955–1970
Archie Todd LaborMelbourne West19641958–1970
John Tripovich [2] LaborDoutta Galla19611960–1976
Hon Sir Arthur Warner LiberalHiginbotham19641946–1964
Dudley Walters CountryNorthern19641946–1964
John Walton LaborMelbourne North19641958–1982
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.

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