1946 Victorian Legislative Council election


An election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1946 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six-year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting.

Retiring Members

Liberal

Country

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk is also used.
ProvinceHeld byLabor candidatesLiberal candidatesCountry candidatesOther candidates
BallaratLiberalJames KittsonOrd GlennNathaniel Callow
BendigoLiberalGeorge Lansell
Doutta GallaLaborPaul JonesJohn Ivey
East YarraLiberalSir Clifden Eager*
Daniel Scott
GippslandCountryTrevor Harvey
HiginbothamLiberalJames Disney
Arthur Warner*
MelbourneLaborWilliam Beckett
Melbourne NorthLaborArchibald FraserAlexander Gray
Melbourne WestLaborPat KennellyGeorge Watson
MonashLiberalSir Frank BeaurepaireJohn Smith
NorthernCountryAlan Johnson
Dudley Walters*		Andrew Crawford
North EasternCountrySir John Harris
Ivan Swinburne*
North WesternCountryPercy Byrnes
SouthernLiberalWilliam AnglissHarry Cope
South EasternLiberalCyril Isaac*
William Tyner
South WesternLiberalAllan McDonald
WesternCountryJames HardyRobert Rankin