This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council

The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...

between 1976 and 1979. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1973 state election with terms expiring in 1979, while the other half were elected at the 1976 state election with terms expiring in 1982.

The 1975 redistribution, which created four new seats in Greater Melbourne and abolished one (Northern Province) in the country, came into effect during the term.

Name	Party	Province	Term expires	Term of office
Bill Baxter Bill Baxter William Robert Baxter was a former Australian politician and the current Victorian State President of The Nationals. He was the Nationals member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing North Eastern Province from June 1978 until November 2006...	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	North Eastern	1979	1978–1984; 1985–2006
Peter Block Peter Block Peter Block is an author, consultant, and speaker in the areas of organization development, community building, and civic engagement for the past 40 years. He was born in 1940 to Jewish parents, Ira and Dorothy Block...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Boronia Boronia Province Boronia Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished progressively in 1992 and 1996 and was replaced with Koonung Province.-Members for Boronia Province:...	1979	1973–1985
Keith Bradbury	National	North Eastern	1979	1953–1978
Bill Campbell	Liberal	East Yarra East Yarra Province East Yarra Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for East Yarra Province:...	1979	1964–1983
Bruce Chamberlain	Liberal	Western	1982	1976–2002
Digby Crozier	Liberal	Western	1979	1973–1985
Hon Vance Dickie	Liberal	Ballarat	1979	1956–1978
Bernie Dunn	National	North Western	1982	1969–1988
Dolph Eddy Dolph Eddy Randolph John "Dolph" Eddy was an Australian politician.Born in Richmond to driver Randolph Edgar Eddy and Myrtle Truscott, he was educated at local state schools and Melbourne Technical College, becoming a cabinet maker and upholsterer. On 29 July 1941 he married Hazel May Morgan, with whom he...	Labor	Thomastown	1982	1970–1982
Doug Elliot	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Melbourne	1979	1960–1979
David Evans	National	North Eastern	1982	1976–1996
Kevin Foley	Liberal	Boronia	1982	1976–1982
Hon William Fry	Liberal	Higinbotham Higinbotham Province Higinbotham Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1937 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was considered a safe seat for the Liberal Party of Australia throughout its history, though it was won by...	1979	1967–1979
John Galbally John Galbally John William 'Jack' Galbally CBE, QC was an Australian Labor Party politician.-Early life:Galbally was educated at St Patrick's College in East Melbourne and Melbourne High School...	Labor	Melbourne North Melbourne North Province Melbourne North Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for Melbourne North Province:...	1979	1949–1979
Stan Gleeson	Liberal	South Western	1979	1965–1979
Jock Granter	Liberal	Central Highlands Central Highlands Province Central Highlands Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a safe seat for the Liberal Party of Australia for most of its history, but was a surprise gain for...	1982	1964–1988
Fred Grimwade Fred Grimwade Frederick Sheppard "Fred" Grimwade was an Australian politician.Grimwade was born in Melbourne, the son of Erick Grimwade and Gwendolen Ada Carnegie...	Liberal	Bendigo	1979	1967–1987
James Guest	Liberal	Monash Monash Province Monash Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for Monash Province:-References:...	1982	1976–1996
Vernon Hauser Vernon Hauser Vernon Thomas Hauser , Australian politician, was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Boronia Province from 1970–76 and for Nunawading Province from 1976-82 representing the [Liberal Party of Australia]...	Liberal	Nunawading	1982	1970–1982
Murray Hamilton	Liberal	Higinbotham	1982	1967–1982
Charles Hider Charles Hider Charles Allen Moir Hider is a former Australian politician.Hider was born in Melbourne to John Jubilee Hider and Marjorie Louise Moir, and attended Ivanhoe Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Law. He became a solicitor in 1959...	Liberal	Monash	1979	1970–1979
Hon Vasey Houghton Vasey Houghton William Vasey Houghton MLC , better known as Vasey Houghton, was an Australian politician, grazier, and conservationist. He was one of the longest-serving members of the Victorian State Parliament, spending eighteen years as a Member of the Legislative Council, nine of them on the front bench...	Liberal	Templestowe Templestowe Province Templestowe Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the Liberal Party of Australia, but was held by the Australian Labor Party on two...	1979	1967–1985
Ralph Howard	Liberal	Templestowe	1982	1976–1982
Hon Alan Hunt Alan Hunt (politician) Alan John Hunt AM is an Australian politician, having been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1961 until 1992....	Liberal	South Eastern	1979	1961–1992
Glyn Jenkins	Liberal	Geelong	1982	1970–1982
Alexander Knight Alexander Knight Alexander Rutherford Knight was born 24 January, 1899 in Dunedin and died 8 April, 1986 in Auckland. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played 51 first-class matches for the Otago Volts in the Plunket Shield.- External Links :* from Cricinfo....	Labor/Independent	Melbourne West Melbourne West Province Melbourne West Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for Melbourne West Province:...	1979	1963–1979
Rob Knowles	Liberal	Ballarat	1982	1976–1999
Bill Landeryou Bill Landeryou William Albert Landeryou , Australian politician, was leader of the Australian Labor Party in the Victorian Legislative Council and a minister in the Labor government of John Cain....	Labor	Doutta Galla Doutta Galla Province Doutta Galla Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for Doutta Galla Province:...	1982	1976–1992
Dick Long	Liberal	Gippsland	1979	1973–1992
Stuart McDonald	National	Northern	1979	1967–1979
Bruce Reid Bruce Reid (politician) Nicholas Bruce Reid was an Australian politician. Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he served in the military in 1958 and then became a retailer. In 1976, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the Liberal member for Bendigo. He remained in the Legislative Council until 1988...	Liberal	Bendigo	1982	1976–1988
Don Saltmarsh	Liberal	Waverley Waverley Province Waverley Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat for its entire existence, often changing parties according to who held government at the time...	1982	1976–1982
Neil Stacey	Liberal	Chelsea Chelsea Province Chelsea Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat throughout its existence, and was won by the party that won government at each election from...	1982	1976–1982
Haddon Storey	Liberal	East Yarra	1982	1971–1996
James Taylor	Liberal	Gippsland	1982	1976–1982
Bon Thomas	Labor	Melbourne West	1982	1970–1982
Ivan Trayling	Labor	Melbourne	1982	1972–1982
John Tripovich	Labor	Doutta Galla	1979	1960–1976
John Walton	Labor	Melbourne North	1982	1958–1982
Roy Ward	Liberal	South Eastern	1982	1970–1988
David White	Labor	Doutta Galla	1979	1976–1996
David Williams David Williams (Australian politician) David George Williams is a former Australian politician.Born at Benalla to schoolteacher Ralph Noel Williams and Rita Alice Hawkins, Williams attended school in Geelong before studying at the University of Melbourne, receiving a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Education and then a Diploma...	Labor	Ballarat	1979	1978–1979
Ken Wright	National	North Western	1979	1973–1992

On 6 August 1976, John Tripovich, Labor MLC for Doutta Galla

Doutta Galla Province

Doutta Galla Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for Doutta Galla Province:...

, died. Labor candidate David White won the resulting by-election on 16 October 1976.

In April 1978, Keith Bradbury, National (Country) MLC for North Eastern, resigned. National candidate Bill Baxter

Bill Baxter

William Robert Baxter was a former Australian politician and the current Victorian State President of The Nationals. He was the Nationals member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing North Eastern Province from June 1978 until November 2006...

 won the resulting by-election on 24 June 1978.

In August 1978, Vance Dickie, Liberal MLC for Ballarat, resigned. Labor candidate David Williams

David Williams (Australian politician)

David George Williams is a former Australian politician.Born at Benalla to schoolteacher Ralph Noel Williams and Rita Alice Hawkins, Williams attended school in Geelong before studying at the University of Melbourne, receiving a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Education and then a Diploma...

 won the resulting by-election on 28 October 1978.

Sources

• Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria
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