Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1917–1920

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly as elected at the 15 November 1917 election and subsequent by-elections up to the election of 6 August 1920:

Name Party Electorate Term in Office
John Allan VFU Rodney 1917–1936
Henry Angus Nationalist Gunbower 1911–1934
Henry Bailey Labor Port Fairy 1914–1932; 1935–1950
Matthew Baird Nationalist Ballarat West 1911–1927
Samuel Barnes Nationalist Walhalla 1910–1927
Norman Bayles Nationalist / Economy Toorak 1906–1920
Henry Beardmore Nationalist Benambra 1917–1932
Alfred Billson Nationalist Ovens 1901–1902; 1904–1927
John Billson Labor Fitzroy 1900–1924
John Bowser Nationalist / Economy Wangaratta 1894–1929
John Cain Labor Jika Jika 1917–1957
Allan Cameron Nationalist Dalhousie 1914–1923
James Cameron Nationalist Gippsland East 1902–1920
Hugh Campbell Nationalist Glenelg 1906–1920
John Carlisle Nationalist / Economy / VFU Benalla 1903–1927
Luke Clough Labor Bendigo East 1915–1927
Ted Cotter Labor Richmond 1908–1945
James Deany Nationalist Warrnambool 1916–1927
Alfred Downward Unaligned Mornington 1894–1929
George Elmslie [a] Labor Albert Park 1902–1918
William Everard Nationalist Evelyn 1917–1950
Alfred Farthing Nationalist East Melbourne 1911–1927
David Gibson VFU Grenville 1917–1921
John Gordon Nationalist Waranga 1911–1927
Edmund Greenwood Nationalist Boroondara 1917–1929
Frank Groves Nationalist Dandenong 1917–1929; 1932–1937
John Hall [b] VFU Kara Kara 1917–1918
Martin Hannah Labor Collingwood 1904–1906; 1908–1921
Edmond Hogan Labor Warrenheip 1913–1943
William Hutchinson Nationalist Borung 1902–1920
James Jewell Labor Brunswick 1910–1949
Harry Lawson Nationalist Castlemaine and Maldon 1900–1928
John Lemmon Labor Williamstown 1904–1955
Thomas Livingston Nationalist Gippsland South 1902–1922
James McDonald Nationalist Polwarth 1917–1933
Robert McGregor Nationalist Ballarat East 1894–1924
Malcolm McKenzie Nationalist Upper Goulburn 1892–1903; 1911–1920
John Mackey Nationalist Gippsland West 1902–1924
Donald Mackinnon Liberal Prahran 1900–1920
James McLachlan Independent Gippsland North 1908–1938
Duncan McLennan Nationalist / Economy Barwon 1917–1920
Donald McLeod Nationalist Daylesford 1900–1923
William McPherson Nationalist Hawthorn 1913–1930
James Menzies Nationalist Lowan 1911–1920
John Mitchell Nationalist Goulburn Valley 1914–1920
James Murphy Labor Port Melbourne 1917–1942
David Oman Nationalist Hampden 1900–1927
Alfred Outtrim Nationalist Maryborough 1885–1902; 1904–1920
Alexander Peacock Nationalist Allandale 1889–1933
John Pennington [b] Nationalist Kara Kara 1913–1917; 1918–1935
George Prendergast Labor North Melbourne 1894–1897; 1900–1926; 1927–1937
Robert Purnell Nationalist Geelong 1917–1920
Andrew Robertson Nationalist Bulla 1903–1924
Alexander Rogers Labor Melbourne 1908–1924
Thomas Ryan Nationalist Essendon 1917–1924
Bill Slater Labor Dundas 1917–1932; 1932–1947
David Smith Nationalist Bendigo West 1904–1924
Oswald Snowball Nationalist Brighton 1909–1928
Robert Solly Labor Carlton 1904–1906; 1908–1932
Percy Stewart [c] VFU Swan Hill 1917–1919
Richard Toutcher Nationalist Stawell and Ararat 1897–1935
Tom Tunnecliffe Labor Eaglehawk 1903–1904; 1907–1920; 1921–1947
Edward Warde Labor Flemington 1900–1925
Isaac Weaver VFU Korong 1917–1927
Gordon Webber Labor Abbotsford 1912–1932
Agar Wynne Unaligned St Kilda 1917–1920
[a] Elmslie died 11 May 1918; replaced by Joseph Hannan in June 1918; Hannan resigned in October 1919 to (unsuccessfully) contest the Federal seat of Fawkner; replaced by Arthur Wallace in November 1919.
[b] John Hall was replaced by John Pennington in February 1918 after Pennington was declared elected by the Elections and Qualification Committee.
[c] Stewart resigned in October 1919; replaced by Francis Old in November 1919.

Sources

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  • Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
  • Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1917–18 (PDF). Vol. 148. Melbourne: A. J. Mullett. 1918.