Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1935–1937

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1937, as elected at the 1935 state election.

Name Party Electorate Term in office John Allan Country Rodney 1917–1936 Albert Allnutt Country Mildura 1927–1945 Hon Sir Stanley Argyle United Australia Toorak 1920–1940 Hon Henry Bailey Country Warrnambool 1914–1932; 1935–1950 Bill Barry Labor Carlton 1932–1955 Matthew Bennett Country Gippsland West 1929–1950 Ernie Bond Independent Labor Port Fairy and Glenelg 1924–1943 Hon Murray Bourchier Country Goulburn Valley 1920–1936 William Boyland United Australia Nunawading 1934–1937 William Brownbill Labor Geelong 1920–1932; 1935–1938 Albert Bussau Country Ouyen 1932–1938 John Cain Labor Northcote 1917–1957 Finlay Cameron Country Kara Kara and Borung 1935–1945 Edward Cleary Country Benalla 1927–1936 Col. Harold Cohen United Australia Caulfield 1935–1943 Arthur Cook Labor Bendigo 1924–1945 Frederick Cook Independent Benalla 1936–1961 Ted Cotter Labor Richmond 1908–1945 Ernest Coyle Country Waranga 1927–1943 Bert Cremean Labor Clifton Hill 1929–1932; 1934–1945 William Cumming United Australia Hampden 1935–1945 Patrick Denigan Labor Allandale 1936–1945 Lot Diffey Country Wangaratta and Ovens 1929–1945 James Dillon United Australia Essendon 1932–1943 Harry Drew Nationalist Albert Park 1932–1937; 1947–1950 Hon Albert Dunstan Country Korong and Eaglehawk 1920–1950 William Dunstone Country Rodney 1936–1944 John Ellis United Australia Prahran 1932–1945 William Everard United Australia Evelyn 1917–1950 George Frost Labor Maryborough and Daylesford 1920–1942 John Austin Gray United Australia Hawthorn 1930–1939 Frank Groves United Australia Dandenong 1917–1929; 1932–1937 Tom Hayes Labor Melbourne 1924–1955 Hon Edmond Hogan Country Warrenheip and Grenville 1913–1943 Frederick Holden United Australia Grant 1932–1950 Jack Holland Labor Flemington 1925–1955 Thomas Hollway United Australia Ballarat 1932–1955 Col. Wilfrid Kent Hughes United Australia Kew 1927–1949 Hon Herbert Hyland Country Gippsland South 1929–1970 James Jewell Labor Brunswick 1910–1949 Frank Keane Labor Coburg 1924–1940 Alfred Kirton United Australia Mornington 1932–1947 Brig. George Knox United Australia Upper Yarra 1927–1960 Hamilton Lamb Country Lowan 1935–1943 Hon John Lemmon Labor Williamstown 1904–1955 Hon Albert Lind Country Gippsland East 1920–1961 Alec McDonald Country Stawell and Ararat 1935–1945 Allan McDonald United Australia Polwarth 1933–1940 John McDonald Country Goulburn Valley 1936–1955 Hon Ian Macfarlan United Australia Brighton 1928–1945 William McKenzie Labor Wonthaggi 1927–1947 Hon Edwin Mackrell Country Upper Goulburn 1920–1945 James McLachlan Independent Gippsland North 1908–1938 Thomas Maltby United Australia Barwon 1929–1961 Hon Norman Martin Country Gunbower 1934–1945 Archie Michaelis United Australia St Kilda 1932–1952 William Moncur Country Walhalla 1927–1945 James Murphy Labor Port Melbourne 1917–1942 Hon Francis Old Country Swan Hill 1919–1945 Trevor Oldham United Australia Boroondara 1933–1953 Thomas Parkin United Australia Allandale 1935–1936 Roy Paton Country Benambra 1932–1947 Hon George Prendergast Labor Footscray 1894–1897; 1900–1926;1927–1937 Clive Shields United Australia Castlemaine and Kyneton 1932–1940 Hon Bill Slater Labor Dundas 1917–1947 James Vinton Smith United Australia Oakleigh 1932–1937 Hon Tom Tunnecliffe Labor Collingwood 1903–1904; 1907–1920;1921–1947 Harry White United Australia Bulla and Dalhousie 1932–1943 Henry Zwar United Australia Heidelberg 1932–1945

On 29 January 1936, the UAP member for Allandale, Thomas Parkin, died. Labor candidate Patrick Denigan won the resulting by-election on 21 March 1936. On 22 February 1936, the Country member for Rodney, John Allan, died. Country candidate William Dunstone won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1936. In August 1936, the Country member for Goulburn Valley, Murray Bourchier, resigned to take up an appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London. Country candidate John McDonald won the resulting by-election on 19 September 1936. On 24 August 1936, the Country member for Benalla, Edward Cleary, died. Independent candidate Frederick Cook won the resulting by-election on 3 October 1936. On 28 August 1937, the Labor member for Footscray, George Prendergast, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1937 state election. In 1936–1937, six United Australia MPs (Shields, Knox, Maltby, Kirton, Drew, and Macfarlan) formed the "Country and Liberal wing" of the party and shifted to the crossbenches, declaring their unhappiness with the direction of the UAP and asserting their right to support the Dunstan government on measures of which they approved. They remained formally in the party, neither resigning nor being expelled, until the disbandment of the section immediately following the 1937 election.

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