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1951

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1949 and 1952. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1946 triennial election with terms expiring in 1952, while the other half were elected at the 1949 triennial election with terms expiring in 1955.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
Sir William Angliss Liberal Southern 1952 1912–1952
Sir Frank Beaurepaire Liberal Monash 1952 1942–1952
William Beckett Labor Melbourne 1952 1914–1931; 1934–1952
Sir Percy Byrnes Country North Western 1952 1942–1969
Ewen Paul Cameron Liberal East Yarra 1955 1948–1960
Gilbert Chandler Liberal Southern 1955 1935–1973
Hon Sir Frank Clarke Liberal Monash 1955 1913–1955
Leslie Coleman Labor Melbourne West 1955 1943–1955
Clifden Eager Liberal East Yarra 1952 1930–1958
Archibald Fraser Labor Melbourne North 1952 1940–1954
John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 1955 1949–1979
Charles Gartside Liberal South Eastern 1955 1937–1955
Thomas Grigg[1] Liberal Bendigo 1955 1951–1967
Trevor Harvey Country Gippsland 1952 1943–1952
Percival Inchbold Country North Eastern 1955 1935–1953
Cyril Isaac Liberal South Eastern 1952 1940–1952
Paul Jones Labor Doutta Galla 1952 1938–1958
James Kennedy Liberal Higinbotham 1955 1937–1954
Pat Kennelly Labor Melbourne West 1952 1938–1952
James Kittson Liberal Ballarat 1952 1946–1952
Lieut-Col. George Lansell Liberal Bendigo 1952 1928–1952
John Lienhop[1] Liberal Bendigo 1955 1937–1951
Herbert Ludbrook Liberal Ballarat 1955 1949–1956
Gordon McArthur Liberal South Western 1955 1931–1965
William MacAulay Country Gippsland 1955 1937–1957
Allan McDonald Liberal South Western 1952 1940–1952
Hugh MacLeod Ind. Liberal Western 1955 1946–1955
Colin McNally[2] Country North Western 1955 1949–1952
Robert Rankin Liberal Western 1952 1940–1952
Hon Bill Slater Labor Doutta Galla 1955 1949–1960
Ivan Swinburne Country North Eastern 1952 1946–1976
Fred Thomas Labor Melbourne 1955 1948–1960
Hon George Tuckett Country Northern 1955 1925–1955
Dudley Walters Country Northern 1952 1946–1964
Arthur Warner Liberal Higinbotham 1952 1946–1964
1 In December 1950, John Lienhop, Liberal MLC for Bendigo Province, was appointed Agent-General for Victoria in London. Liberal candidate Thomas Grigg won the resulting by-election on 17 March 1951.
2 On 21 May 1952, Colin McNally, Country MLC for North Western, died. A by-election was held shortly after the 1952 triennial elections to fill the position.