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1961


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.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
Keith Bradbury Country North Eastern 1961 1953–1978
Charles Bridgford Liberal South Eastern 1961 1955–1961
Percy Byrnes Country North Western 1964 1942–1969
Murray Byrne Liberal Ballarat 1964 1958–1976
Hon Ewen Paul Cameron Liberal East Yarra 1961 1948–1964
Hon Gilbert Chandler Liberal Southern 1961 1935–1973
Vance Dickie Liberal Ballarat 1961 1956–1978
Doug Elliot[1] Labor Melbourne 1961 1960–1979
Percy Feltham Country Northern 1961 1955–1967
Bill Fulton Country Gippsland 1964 1953–1964
John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 1961 1949–1979
Raymond Garrett Liberal Southern 1964 1958–1976
Charles Gawith Liberal Monash 1961 1955–1967
Thomas Grigg Liberal Bendigo 1961 1951–1967
Kenneth Gross Liberal Western 1964 1958–1976
Rupert Hamer Liberal East Yarra 1964 1958–1971
Hon Sir Gordon McArthur Liberal South Western 1961 1931–1965
Buckley Machin Labor Melbourne West 1961 1955–1963
Ronald Mack Liberal Western 1961 1955–1968
Bill Mair Liberal South Eastern 1964 1958–1964
Arthur Mansell Country North Western 1961 1952–1973
Bob May Country Gippsland 1961 1957–1973
Samuel Merrifield Labor Doutta Galla 1964 1958–1970
Graham Nicol Liberal Monash 1964 1958–1976
Jack O'Connell Labor Melbourne 1964 1958–1972
Hon Bill Slater[2] Labor Doutta Galla 1961 1949–1960
Arthur Smith Labor Bendigo 1964 1952–1964
Ivan Swinburne Country North Eastern 1964 1946–1976
Geoffrey Thom Liberal South Western 1964 1958–1970
Fred Thomas[1] Labor Melbourne 1961 1948–1960
Hon Lindsay Thompson Liberal Higinbotham 1961 1955–1970
Archie Todd Labor Melbourne West 1964 1958–1970
John Tripovich[2] Labor Doutta Galla 1961 1960–1976
Hon Sir Arthur Warner Liberal Higinbotham 1964 1946–1964
Dudley Walters Country Northern 1964 1946–1964
John Walton Labor Melbourne North 1964 1958–1982
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.