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1947

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1950, as elected at the 1947 state election:

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Henry Bailey Country Warrnambool 1914–1932, 1935–1950
Nathaniel Barclay Country Mildura 1947–1952; 1955–1962
Hon Bill Barry Labor Carlton 1932–1955
Allen Bateman Liberal Essendon 1947–1950
Matthew Bennett Country Gippsland West 1929–1950
Hon Henry Bolte Liberal Hampden 1947–1972
Richard Brose Country Rodney 1944–1964
Fanny Brownbill[2] Labor Geelong 1938–1948
William Buckingham Country Wonthaggi 1947–1955
Hon John Cain Labor Northcote 1917–1957
Frederick Cook Country Benalla 1936–1961
Tom Corrigan Labor Port Melbourne 1942–1952
Frank Crean[3] Labor Prahran 1945–1947; 1949–1951
Jack Cremean[5] Labor Clifton Hill 1945–1949
Rupert Curnow Liberal Ivanhoe 1947–1950
William Dawnay-Mould Liberal Dandenong 1947–1952
Hon Alexander Dennett Liberal Caulfield 1945–1955
Hon Keith Dodgshun Country Rainbow 1938–1955
John Don Liberal Elsternwick 1945–1955
Harry Drew Liberal Mentone 1932–1937, 1947–1950
Hon Sir Albert Dunstan[6] Country Korong 1920–1950
Fred Edmunds Liberal/Independent Hawthorn 1945–1950
William Everard Liberal Evelyn 1917–1950
Bill Fulton Country Gippsland North 1942–1945; 1947–1952
Hon Bill Galvin Labor Bendigo 1945–1955, 1958–1964
Philip Grimwade Liberal Goulburn 1947–1950
Hon Rutherford Guthrie Liberal Ripon 1947–1950
Edward Guye Country/Liberal Polwarth 1940–1958
Robert Bell Hamilton[1] Liberal Toorak 1945–1948
Tom Hayes Labor Melbourne 1924–1955
Harry Hedditch Country/Liberal Portland 1943–1945; 1947–1950
John Hipworth Country/Liberal Swan Hill 1945–1952
Frederick Holden Country Grant 1932–1950
Jack Holland Labor Footscray 1925–1955
Hon Thomas Hollway Liberal Ballarat 1932–1955
Col. Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes[5] Liberal Kew 1927–1949
Hon Herbert Hyland Country Gippsland South 1929–1970
Arthur Ireland Liberal Mernda 1947–1952
James Jewell[4] Labor Brunswick 1910–1949
Stan Keon[5] Labor Richmond 1945–1949
Brig. Sir George Knox Liberal Scoresby 1927–1960
John Lechte Liberal/Independent Oakleigh 1947–1950
Hon William Leggatt Liberal Mornington 1947–1956
John Lemmon Labor Williamstown 1904–1955
Albert Lind Country Gippsland East 1920–1961
Hon John McDonald Country Shepparton 1936–1955
William McDonald Liberal Dundas 1947–1952; 1955–1970
Sir Thomas Maltby Liberal Barwon 1929–1961
Samuel Merrifield Labor Moonee Ponds 1943–1955
Wilfred Mibus Country/Liberal Borung 1944–1964
Hon Archie Michaelis Liberal St Kilda 1932–1952
Hon Tom Mitchell Country Benambra 1947–1976
Edward Montgomery[2] Liberal Geelong 1948–1950
George Moss Country Murray Valley 1945–1973
Charlie Mutton Ind. Labor Coburg 1940–1967
Les Norman Liberal Glen Iris 1947–1952
Joseph O'Carroll[5] Labor Clifton Hill 1949–1955
Hon Trevor Oldham Liberal Malvern 1933–1953
Bill Quirk[3] Labor Prahran 1945–1948
Peter Randles[4] Labor Brunswick 1949–1955
George Reid Liberal Box Hill 1947–1952; 1955–1973
Edward Reynolds[1] Liberal Toorak 1948–1952
William Ruthven Labor Preston 1945–1961
Arthur Rylah[5] Liberal Kew 1949–1971
Roy Schilling Liberal Albert Park 1947–1950
Frank Scully[5] Labor Richmond 1949–1958
Ernie Shepherd Labor Sunshine 1945–1958
Clive Stoneham Labor Midlands 1942–1970
Brig. Hon Ray Tovell Liberal Brighton 1945–1955
Bill Towers Labor Collingwood 1947–1962
Robert Whately Liberal Camberwell 1945–1956
Russell White Country Allandale 1945–1960
1 On 15 May 1948, the Liberal member for Toorak, Robert Bell Hamilton, died. Liberal candidate Edward Reynolds] won the resulting by-election on 19 June 1948.
2 On 10 October 1948, the Labor member for Geelong, Fanny Brownbill, died. Liberal candidate Edward Montgomery won the resulting by-election on 13 November 1948.
3 On 16 November 1948, the Labor member for Prahran, Bill Quirk, died. Labor candidate Frank Crean won the resulting by-election on 22 January 1949.
4 On 14 May 1949, the Labor member for Brunswick, James Jewell, died. Labor candidate Peter Randles won the resulting by-election on 16 July 1949.
5 On 31 October 1949, three members resigned to contest seats at the 1949 election and by-elections were held on 17 December 1949 to fill the vacancies.
  • Jack Cremean, the Labor member for Clifton Hill, contested and won Division of Hoddle. Labor candidate Joseph O'Carroll was elected in his stead.
  • Wilfrid Kent Hughes, the Liberal member for Kew, contested and won Division of Chisholm. Liberal candidate Arthur Rylah was elected in his stead.
  • Stan Keon, the Labor member for Richmond, contested and won Division of Yarra. Labor candidate Frank Scully was elected in his stead.
6 On 14 April 1950, the former Premier of Victoria and Country Party member for Korong, Sir Albert Dunstan, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1950 election.