Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1967–1970

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1967 and 1970. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1964 state election with terms expiring in 1970, while the other half were elected at the 1967 state election with terms expiring in 1973.

A redistribution in 1965 saw Southern Province abolished and Boronia and Templestowe created in its place. The redistribution was carried out in a staggered manner so that in this term, there was one MLC for each of the abolished and new provinces, with the redistribution becoming complete at the 1970 election.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
Keith Bradbury Country North Eastern 1973 1953–1978
Sir Percy Byrnes[2] Country North Western 1970 1942–1969
Hon Murray Byrne Liberal Ballarat 1970 1958–1976
Bill Campbell Liberal East Yarra 1973 1964–1983
Ian Cathie Labor South Eastern 1970 1964–1970
Hon Gilbert Chandler Liberal Boronia 1973 1935–1973
Michael Clarke Country Northern 1970 1964–1976
Hon Vance Dickie Liberal Ballarat 1973 1956–1978
Bernie Dunn[2] Country North Western 1970 1969–1988
Doug Elliot Labor Melbourne 1973 1960–1979
William Fry Liberal Higinbotham 1973 1967–1979
John Galbally Labor Melbourne North 1973 1949–1979
Raymond Garrett Liberal Southern 1970 1958–1976
Stan Gleeson Liberal South Western 1973 1965–1979
Jock Granter Liberal Bendigo 1970 1964–1988
Fred Grimwade Liberal Bendigo 1973 1967–1987
Kenneth Gross Liberal Western 1970 1958–1976
Hon Rupert Hamer Liberal East Yarra 1970 1958–1971
Murray Hamilton Liberal Higinbotham 1970 1967–1982
Arthur Hewson Country Gippsland 1970 1964–1970
Vasey Houghton Liberal Templestowe 1973 1967–1985
Hon Alan Hunt Liberal South Eastern 1973 1961–1992
Alexander Knight Labor Melbourne West 1973 1963–1979
Stuart McDonald Country Northern 1973 1967–1979
Hon Sir Ronald Mack[1] Liberal Western 1973 1955–1968
Arthur Mansell Country North Western 1973 1952–1973
Bob May Country Gippsland 1973 1957–1973
Samuel Merrifield Labor Doutta Galla 1970 1958–1970
Clive Mitchell[1] Country Western 1973 1968–1973
Graham Nicol Liberal Monash 1970 1958–1976
Jack O'Connell Labor Melbourne 1970 1958–1972
Ivan Swinburne Country North Eastern 1970 1946–1976
Geoffrey Thom Liberal South Western 1970 1958–1970
Hon Lindsay Thompson[4] Liberal Monash 1973 1955–1970
Archie Todd Labor Melbourne West 1970 1958–1970
John Tripovich Labor Doutta Galla 1973 1960–1976
John Walton Labor Melbourne North 1970 1958–1982
1 On 12 February 1968, Ronald Mack, Liberal MLC for Western Province, died. Country candidate Clive Mitchell won the resulting by-election on 6 April 1968.
2 In September 1969, Sir Percy Byrnes, Country MLC for North Western, resigned. Country candidate Bernie Dunn won the resulting by-election on 15 November 1969.
3 In May 1970, Lindsay Thompson resigned to contest the seat of Malvern in the Legislative Assembly. A by-election was held concurrently with the 1970 state election, which was won by Liberal candidate Charles Hider.

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