Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961 explained

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
			1961	1953–1978
			1961	1955–1961
	Country		1964	1942–1969
	Liberal		1964	1958–1976
	Liberal		1961	1948–1964
	Liberal		1961	1935–1973
	Liberal	Ballarat	1961	1956–1978
		Melbourne	1961	1960–1979
	Country		1961	1955–1967
	Country		1964	1953–1964
	Labor		1961	1949–1979
	Liberal	Southern	1964	1958–1976
	Liberal		1961	1955–1967
	Liberal		1961	1951–1967
	Liberal		1964	1958–1976
	Liberal	East Yarra	1964	1958–1971
	Liberal		1961	1931–1965
	Labor		1961	1955–1963
	Liberal	Western	1961	1955–1968
	Liberal	South Eastern	1964	1958–1964
	Country	North Western	1961	1952–1973
	Country	Gippsland	1961	1957–1973
	Labor		1964	1958–1970
	Liberal	Monash	1964	1958–1976
	Labor		1964	1958–1972
	Labor	Doutta Galla	1961	1949–1960
	Labor	Bendigo	1964	1952–1964
	Country	North Eastern	1964	1946–1976
	Liberal	South Western	1964	1958–1970
	Labor	Melbourne	1961	1948–1960
	Liberal		1961	1955–1970
	Labor	Melbourne West	1964	1958–1970
	Labor	Doutta Galla	1961	1960–1976
	Liberal	Higinbotham	1964	1946–1964
	Country	Northern	1964	1946–1964
	Labor	Melbourne North	1964	1958–1982

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.

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.

Sources

• Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
• Victorian Year Book 1954–58