List of Victorian state by-elections

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This is an incomplete list of by-elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reason.


Fifty-ninth Legislative Assembly 2018–2022[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party

Fifty-eighth Legislative Assembly 2014–2018[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Northcote Fiona Richardson   Labor Died 18 November 2017 Lidia Thorpe   Greens
South-West Coast Denis Napthine   Liberal Resigned 31 October 2015 Roma Britnell   Liberal
Polwarth Terry Mulder   Liberal Resigned 31 October 2015 Richard Riordan   Liberal
Gippsland South Peter Ryan   National Resigned 14 March 2015 Danny O'Brien   National

Fifty-seventh Legislative Assembly 2010–2014[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Lyndhurst Tim Holding   Labor Resigned 27 April 2013 Martin Pakula   Labor
Melbourne Bronwyn Pike   Labor Resigned 21 July 2012 Jennifer Kanis   Labor
Niddrie Rob Hulls   Labor Resigned 24 March 2012 Ben Carroll   Labor
Broadmeadows John Brumby   Labor Resigned following election loss 19 February 2011 Frank McGuire   Labor

Fifty-sixth Legislative Assembly 2006–2010[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Altona Lynne Kosky   Labor Resigned 13 February 2010 Jill Hennessy   Labor
Kororoit Andre Haermeyer   Labor Resigned 28 June 2008 Marlene Kairouz   Labor
Williamstown Steve Bracks   Labor Resigned as Premier 15 September 2007 Wade Noonan   Labor
Albert Park John Thwaites   Labor Resigned as Deputy Premier 15 September 2007 Martin Foley   Labor

Fifty-fifth Legislative Assembly 2002–2006[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party

Fifty-fourth Legislative Assembly 1999–2002[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Benalla Pat McNamara   National Resigned following election loss 13 May 2000 Denise Allen   Labor
Burwood Jeff Kennett   Liberal Resigned following election loss 11 December 1999 Bob Stensholt   Labor

Fifty-third Legislative Assembly 1996–1999[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Tony Sheehan   Labor Resigned 15 August 1998 Mary Delahunty   Labor
Roger Pescott   Liberal Resigned 13 December 1997 Tony Robinson   Labor
Alan Brown   Liberal Resigned 1 February 1997 Susan Davies   Independent

Fifty-second Legislative Assembly 1992–1996[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Williamstown Joan Kirner   Labor Resigned 13 August 1994 Steve Bracks   Labor
Tom Roper   Labor Resigned 14 May 1994 Carlo Carli   Labor
Jim Kennan   Labor Resigned 18 September 1993 John Brumby   Labor

Fifty-first Legislative Assembly 1988–1992[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Peter Ross-Edwards   National Resigned 19 October 1991 Don Kilgour   National
Thomastown Beth Gleeson   Labor Died 3 February 1990 Peter Batchelor   Labor
Greensborough Pauline Toner   Labor Resigned due to ill health (cancer) 15 April 1989 Sherryl Garbutt   Labor
Rodney Eddie Hann   National Resigned 4 March 1989 Noel Maughan   National

Fiftieth Legislative Assembly 1985–1988[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Tom Evans   Liberal Resigned 23 July 1988 Steve Elder   Liberal
Prue Sibree   Liberal Resigned 19 March 1988 Jan Wade   Liberal

Forty-ninth Legislative Assembly 1982–1985[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Alan Wood   Liberal Resigned 7 May 1983 Barry Steggall   National
Ian Smith   Liberal Resigned in unsuccessful attempt to win Liberal preselection for the 1983 Wannon federal by-election even though he would have been required to resign if he had been successful at the preselection. 7 May 1983 Adam Kempton   Liberal
Kevin King   Labor Died 19 March 1983 Eddie Micallef   Labor
Lindsay Thompson   Liberal Resigned following defeat as Premier 4 December 1982 Geoff Leigh   Liberal
Jack Ginifer   Labor Resigned due to ill health 17 July 1982 George Seitz   Labor

Forty-eighth Legislative Assembly 1979–1982[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Rupert Hamer   Liberal Resigned following resignation as Premier 15 August 1981 Prue Sibree   Liberal
Derek Amos   Labor Resigned due to ill health 27 June 1981 Valerie Callister   Labor

Forty-seventh Legislative Assembly 1976–1979[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Clyde Holding   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1977 federal election 17 December 1977 Theo Sidiropoulos   Labor
Barry Jones   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1977 federal election 17 December 1977 Keith Remington   Labor
Monte Vale   Liberal Died 5 November 1977 Pauline Toner   Labor

Forty-sixth Legislative Assembly 1973–1976[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
David Bornstein   Labor Resigned 12 April 1975 Ron McAlister   Labor
Monte Vale   Liberal Result overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns 13 October 1973 Monte Vale   Liberal

Forty-fifth Legislative Assembly 1970–1973[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Henry Bolte   Liberal Resigned as Premier 7 October 1972 Tom Austin   Liberal
Julian Doyle   Liberal Resigned 11 December 1971 Athol Guy   Liberal
Arthur Rylah   Liberal Resigned due to ill health 17 April 1971 Rupert Hamer   Liberal

Forty-fourth Legislative Assembly 1967–1970[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Len Reid   Liberal Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1969 federal election 6 December 1969 Alan Lind   Labor
Harold Stirling   Country Died 14 September 1968 Henry Broad   Country

Forty-third Legislative Assembly 1964–1967[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Roy Crick   Labor Died 8 October 1966 Jack Ginifer   Labor
Alexander Fraser   Liberal Died 18 September 1965 Ian McLaren   Liberal

Forty-second Legislative Assembly 1961–1964[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Nathaniel Barclay   Country Died 27 October 1962 Milton Whiting   Country
Harry Kane   Liberal and Country Died 4 August 1962 John Wilton   Labor
Bill Towers   Labor Died 12 May 1962 Clyde Holding   Labor

Forty-first Legislative Assembly 1958–1961[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Russell White   Country Resigned to take up position on the Trotting Control Board 12 November 1960 Tom Evans   Liberal and Country
George Knox   Liberal and Country Died 17 September 1960 Bill Borthwick   Liberal and Country
Ernie Shepherd   Labor Died 8 October 1958 William Divers   Labor

Fortieth Legislative Assembly 1955–1958[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
John Cain   Labor Died 21 September 1957 Frank Wilkes   Labor
Robert Whately   Liberal and Country Died in a car accident 21 April 1956 Vernon Wilcox   Liberal and Country
William Leggatt   Liberal and Country Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 3 March 1956 Roberts Dunstan   Liberal and Country
Jack Holland   Labor Died 18 February 1956 Kevin Holland   Labor

Thirty-ninth Legislative Assembly 1952–1955[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Trevor Oldham   Liberal and Country Died 11 July 1953 John Bloomfield   Liberal and Country

Thirty-eighth Legislative Assembly 1950–1952[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Edward Reynolds   Liberal and Country Resigned 13 September 1952 Horace Petty   Liberal and Country
Port Melbourne Tom Corrigan   Labor Died 13 September 1952 Stan Corrigan   Labor
Frank Crean   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1951 federal election 16 June 1951 Robert Pettiona   Labor
Rupert Curnow   Liberal and Country Died 24 February 1951 Frank Block   Liberal and Country

Thirty-seventh Legislative Assembly 1947–1950[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Jack Cremean   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1949 federal election 17 December 1949 Joseph O'Carroll   Labor
Wilfrid Kent Hughes   Liberal and Country Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1949 federal election 17 December 1949 Arthur Rylah   Liberal and Country
Stan Keon   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1949 federal election 17 December 1949 Frank Scully   Labor
James Jewell   Labor Died 16 July 1949 Peter Randles   Labor
Bill Quirk   Labor Died 22 January 1949 Frank Crean   Labor
Geelong Fanny Brownbill   Labor Died 13 November 1948 Edward Montgomery   Liberal
Robert Bell Hamilton   Liberal Died 19 June 1948 Edward Reynolds   Liberal

Thirty-sixth Legislative Assembly 1945–1947[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Tom Tunnecliffe   Labor Resigned 20 September 1947 Bill Towers   Labor
Roy Paton   Country Died 7 June 1947 Thomas Mitchell   Country

Thirty-fifth Legislative Assembly 1943–1945[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
John Ellis   United Australia Died 18 August 1945 Bill Quirk   Labor
Herbert Cremean   Labor Died 7 July 1945 Jack Cremean   Labor
Arthur Cook   Labor Died 26 May 1945 Bill Galvin   Labor
Lowan Hamilton Lamb   Country Died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp on the Burma Railway 4 November 1944 Wilfred Mibus   Country
Reginald James   Country Died 27 September 1944 Leslie Webster   Country
William Dunstone   Country Died 12 April 1944 Richard Brose   Country
Ernest Coyle   Country Died 9 October 1943 Wollaston Heily   Country
Ivy Weber   Independent Resigned in unsuccessful attempt to enter federal politics at the 1943 federal election 4 September 1943 Bob Gray   Labor

Thirty-fourth Legislative Assembly 1940–1943[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
George Frost   Labor Died 28 November 1942 Clive Stoneham   Labor
Alexander Borthwick   Country Died 20 June 1942 Bill Fulton   Country
James Murphy   Labor Died 18 April 1942 Tom Corrigan   Labor
Stanley Argyle   United Australia Died 11 January 1941 Harold Thonemann   United Australia
Allan McDonald   United Australia Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1940 federal election 2 November 1940 Edward Guye   United Australia
Frank Keane   Labor Died 13 July 1940 Charlie Mutton   Independent Labor

Thirty-third Legislative Assembly 1937–1940[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
John Austin Gray   United Australia Died 10 June 1939 Les Tyack   United Australia
James Weir McLachlan   Independent Died 5 November 1938 Alexander Borthwick   Country
William Brownbill   Labor Died 4 June 1938 Fanny Brownbill   Labor
Albert Bussau   Country Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 5 May 1938 Keith Dodgshun   Country

Thirty-second Legislative Assembly 1935–1937[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Edward Cleary   Country Died 3 October 1936 Frederick Cook   Independent
Murray Bourchier   Country Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 19 September 1936 John MacDonald   Country
John Allan   Country Died 18 April 1936 William Dunstone   Country
Thomas Parkin   United Australia Died 21 March 1936 Patrick Denigan   Labor

Thirty-first Legislative Assembly 1932–1935[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Robert Menzies   United Australia Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1934 federal election 1 September 1934 William Boyland   United Australia
Maurice Blackburn   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1934 federal election 20 August 1934 Herbert Cremean   Labor
Henry Angus   United Australia Died 12 May 1934 Norman Martin   Independent Country
Alexander Peacock   United Australia Died 11 November 1933 Millie Peacock   United Australia
James Fairbairn   United Australia Resigned to contest the 1933 Flinders federal by-election 11 November 1933 Keith McGarvie   United Australia
James McDonald   United Australia Died 16 September 1933 Allan McDonald   United Australia
Richard Linton   United Australia Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 29 April 1933 Trevor Oldham   United Australia
Henry Beardmore   United Australia Died 15 October 1932 Roy Paton   Country
Robert Solly   Labor Died 9 July 1932 Bill Barry   Labor

Thirtieth Legislative Assembly 1929–1932[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Frederick Forrest   Progressive Liberal Died 22 November 1930 Harold Daniel Luxton   Nationalist
William Murray McPherson   Nationalist Resigned 27 September 1930 John Austin Gray   Nationalist

Twenty-ninth Legislative Assembly 1927–1929[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Arthur Walter   Country Resigned in unsuccessful bid for the federal seat of Indi at the 1929 election 19 October 1929 Matthew Bennett   Country
Edward Morley   Nationalist Died 6 July 1929 Thomas Maltby   Nationalist
Harry Lawson   Nationalist Resigned to contest a Senate seat at the 1929 federal election 2 February 1929 Walter Langslow   Nationalist
Oswald Snowball   Nationalist Died 28 April 1928 Ian MacFarlan   Nationalist
Henry Bodman   Independent Died 3 December 1927 Walter West   Nationalist

Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly 1924–1927[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Edward Warde   Labor Died 9 December 1925 Jack Holland   Labor
Fitzroy John Billson   Labor Died 4 February 1925 Maurice Blackburn   Labor
William Thomas   Labor Died 14 August 1924 Ernie Bond   Labor

Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly 1921–1924[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Sir John Mackey   Nationalist Died 23 May 1924 Arthur Walter   VFU
Dalhousie Allan Cameron   Nationalist Died 31 January 1924 Reg Pollard   Labor
Donald McLeod   Nationalist Died 8 July 1923 Roderick McLeod [1]   Labor
Thomas Livingston   Nationalist Died 18 August 1922 Walter West   Nationalist

Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly 1920–1921[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Edwin Mackrell   VFU Disqualified (failed to nominate on time) 27 January 1921 Edwin Mackrell   VFU

Twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly 1917–1920[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Percy Stewart   VFU Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1919 federal election 19 November 1919 Francis Old   VFU
Joseph Hannan   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1919 federal election 19 November 1919 Arthur Wallace   Labor
George Elmslie   Labor Died 13 June 1918 Joseph Hannan   Labor

Twenty-fourth Legislative Assembly 1914–1917[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Robert Purnell   Nationalist Disqualified (April by-election declared void) 17 August 1917 Robert Purnell   Nationalist
John Johnstone   Nationalist Resigned 13 July 1917 James McDonald   Nationalist
John Leckie   Nationalist Resigned 20 April 1917 Henry Beardmore   Nationalist
William Plain   Nationalist Resigned to contest a Senate seat at the 1917 federal election 20 April 1917 Robert Purnell   Nationalist
John Murray   Commonwealth Liberal Died 1 June 1916 James Deany   Commonwealth Liberal
George Sangster   Labor Died 28 April 1915 Owen Sinclair   Labor
Alfred Hampson   Labor Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1915 Bendigo by-election 4 February 1915 Luke Clough   Labor

Twenty-third Legislative Assembly 1911–1914[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
William Watt   Nationalist Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1914 federal election 23 July 1914 Maurice Blackburn   Labor
Thomas Livingston   Nationalist Forfeited seat after joining 30 June 1914 Thomas Livingston   Nationalist
  Ministerialist Died 26 June 1914 Achilles Gray   Ministerialist
William Hutchinson   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 15 January 1914 William Hutchinson   Commonwealth Liberal
William Watt   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after forming 15 January 1914 William Watt   Commonwealth Liberal
Donald Mackinnon   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 15 January 1914 Donald Mackinnon   Commonwealth Liberal
Alexander Peacock   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 6 January 1914 Alexander Peacock   Commonwealth Liberal
Harry Lawson   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 6 January 1914 Harry Lawson   Commonwealth Liberal
John Murray   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 6 January 1914 John Murray   Commonwealth Liberal
  Commonwealth Liberal Died 29 December 1913 John Leckie   Commonwealth Liberal
George Elmslie   Labor Forfeited seat after forming 20 December 1913 George Elmslie   Labor
John Billson   Labor Forfeited seat after joining 20 December 1913 John Billson   Labor
William Plain   Labor Forfeited seat after joining 20 December 1913 William Plain   Labor
Alfred Outtrim   Labor Forfeited seat after joining 20 December 1913 Alfred Outtrim   Labor
George Prendergast   Labor Forfeited seat after joining 20 December 1913 George Prendergast   Labor
John Lemmon   Labor Forfeited seat after joining 20 December 1913 John Lemmon   Labor
George Swinburne   Commonwealth Liberal Resigned to join the Inter-State Commission 5 September 1913 William McPherson   Commonwealth Liberal
Charles McGrath   Labor Resigned to contest the federal seat of Ballaraat at the 1913 election 15 May 1913 John Chatham   Labor
  Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 14 March 1913   Commonwealth Liberal
Alexander Peacock   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 6 March 1913 Alexander Peacock   Commonwealth Liberal
  Resigned to become chairman of the Melbourne Harbor Trust 28 February 1913 Ned Hogan   Labor
Alfred Farthing   Commonwealth Liberal Election declared void 1 October 1912 Alfred Farthing   Commonwealth Liberal
William Beazley   Labor Died 26 July 1912 Gordon Webber   Labor

Twenty-second Legislative Assembly 1908–1911[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Died 25 August 1911 John Gordon  
Thomas Glass   Labor Died 16 June 1911 Alfred Hampson   Labor
  Died 29 July 1910 Samuel Barnes  
Frank Anstey   Labor Resigned to contest the federal seat of Bourke at the 1910 election 14 March 1910 James Jewell   Labor
Sir Thomas Bent   Died 8 October 1909 Oswald Snowball  
George Graham   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 29 January 1909 George Graham   Commonwealth Liberal
Peter McBride   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 29 January 1909 Peter McBride   Commonwealth Liberal
Alfred Billson   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 29 January 1909 Alfred Billson   Commonwealth Liberal
Hugh McKenzie   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after joining 29 January 1909 Hugh McKenzie   Commonwealth Liberal
John Murray   Commonwealth Liberal Forfeited seat after forming 29 January 1909 John Murray   Commonwealth Liberal

Twenty-first Legislative Assembly 1907–1908[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Alfred Downward   Forfeited seat after joining 17 November 1908 Alfred Downward  
Thomas Hunt   Forfeited seat after joining 17 November 1908 Thomas Hunt  
John Bowser   Forfeited seat after joining 17 November 1908 John Bowser  
Frederick Bromley   Labor Died 23 October 1908 Robert Solly   Labor
  Died 2 October 1908 Ted Cotter   Labor

Twentieth Legislative Assembly 1904–1907[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
David Gaunson   Labor resignation 1 February 1907 John Carter  
  Forfeited seat after joining 25 January 1907  
Samuel Gillott   Resigned due to ill health 8 January 1907 Henry Weedon  
George Fairbairn   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1906 federal election 10 October 1906 Norman Bayles  
John Mackey   Forfeited seat after joining 29 August 1906 John Mackey  
William Irvine   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1906 federal election 20 July 1906 Robert Stanley  
Jonas Levien   Died 15 June 1906 James Farrer  
Ewen Cameron   Died 11 May 1906 Hugh Campbell  

Nineteenth Legislative Assembly 1902–1904[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 9 March 1904  
Donald McLeod   Forfeited seat after joining 27 February 1904 Donald McLeod  
Samuel Gillott   Forfeited seat after joining 27 February 1904 Samuel Gillott  
Frederick Hickford   Resigned to contest a House seat at the 1903 federal election 21 December 1903  
William Trenwith   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1903 federal election 21 December 1903 George Roberts   Labor
Gratton Wilson   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1903 federal election 21 December 1903  
Maximilian Hirsch   Resigned to contest a House seat at the 1903 federal election 15 December 1903  
William Maloney   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1903 federal election 15 December 1903 Tom Tunnecliffe   Labor
Duncan Gillies   Died 9 October 1903 George Fairbairn  
  Died 6 March 1903 Andrew Robertson  
  Died 25 May 1903 John Carlisle  
Malcolm McKenzie   Resigned 6 March 1903 Thomas Hunt  

Eighteenth Legislative Assembly 1900–1902[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Died 27 June 1902 James Cameron  
Malcolm McKenzie   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 June 1902 Malcolm McKenzie  
Thomas Bent   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 June 1902 Thomas Bent  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 18 June 1902  
Ewen Cameron   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 June 1902 Ewen Cameron  
William Irvine   Forfeited seat after forming the 18 June 1902 William Irvine  
William Shiels   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 June 1902 William Shiels  
John Murray   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 June 1902 John Murray  
  Resigned 14 June 1902 Alexander McDonald  
Samuel Staughton Sr.   Died 14 September 1901  
  Died 16 July 1901  
Edward Findley   Labor Expelled for seditious libel 16 July 1901 James Boyd  
Isaac Isaacs   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 24 June 1901 Alfred Billson  
Thomas Kennedy   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 17 June 1901  
Robert Best   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 17 June 1901 Patrick O'Connor  
Samuel Mauger   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 17 June 1901  
Allan McLean   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 17 June 1901  
James McColl   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 17 June 1901  
Carty Salmon   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 17 June 1901  
Samuel Gillott   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 February 1901 Samuel Gillott  
George Turner   Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election 11 February 1901  
George Turner   Forfeited seat after forming the 3 December 1900 George Turner  
Isaac Isaacs   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 December 1900 Isaac Isaacs  
Alexander Peacock   Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1900 Alexander Peacock  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1900  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1900  
William Trenwith   Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1900 William Trenwith  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1900  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1900  

Seventeenth Legislative Assembly 1897–1900[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Died 11 May 1900  
  Resigned 11 April 1900  
Carty Salmon   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 January 1900 Carty Salmon  
James McCay   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 December 1899 James McCay  
William Watt   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 December 1899 William Watt  
James McColl   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 December 1899 James McColl  
Allan McLean   Forfeited seat after forming the 13 December 1899 Allan McLean  
William Irvine   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 December 1899 William Irvine  
Alfred Outtrim   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 December 1899 Alfred Outtrim  
William Shiels   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 December 1899 William Shiels  
George Graham   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 December 1899 George Graham  
  Died 12 December 1899 Samuel Mauger  
  Died 1 December 1899  
Ephraim Zox   Died 7 November 1899 Samuel Gillott  
William Anderson   Died 3 June 1898  

Sixteenth Legislative Assembly 1894–1897[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Died 11 May 1897 Peter McBride  
  Died 26 May 1896  
  Resigned 26 May 1896  
James Patterson   Died 19 November 1895 James McCay  
Alfred Downward   Election declared void 26 January 1895 Alfred Downward  
William Smith   Died 5 November 1894 Joseph Kirton  
  Died 5 November 1894 John Barrett  
Isaac Isaacs   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 October 1894 Isaac Isaacs  
Alexander Peacock   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 October 1894 Alexander Peacock  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 3 October 1894  
Henry Williams   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 October 1894 Henry Williams  
Robert Best   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 October 1894 Robert Best  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 3 October 1894  
John Duffy   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 October 1894 John Duffy  
George Turner   Forfeited seat after forming the 3 October 1894 George Turner  

Fifteenth Legislative Assembly 1892–1894[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Henry Wrixon   Resigned 24 July 1894 Donald McLeod  
David Davies   Died 14 July 1894  
Duncan Gillies   Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 25 January 1894 Frank Madden  
  Died 25 January 1894 William Anderson  
  Died 29 December 1893 Carty Salmon  
John Templeton   Election declared void 20 November 1893 Thomas Kennedy  
James Campbell   Died 9 October 1893 John Templeton  
Richard Baker   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 October 1893 Richard Baker  
Robert Burrowes   Died 6 October 1893 Daniel Lazarus  
Richard Richardson   Forfeited seat after joining the 28 August 1893 Richard Richardson  
  Died 10 July 1893 Richard O'Neill  
Isaac Isaacs   Resigned 6 June 1893 Isaac Isaacs  
  Died 5 June 1893  
James Campbell   Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893 James Campbell  
Isaac Isaacs   Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893 Isaac Isaacs  
James Patterson   Forfeited seat after forming the 31 January 1893 James Patterson  
James McColl   Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893 James McColl  
John Dow   Resigned due to insolvency 31 January 1893 John Dow  
John McIntyre   Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893 John McIntyre  
Godfrey Carter   Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893 Godfrey Carter  
Bryan O'Loghlen   Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893 Bryan O'Loghlen  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 31 January 1893  
  Died 18 August 1892  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 May 1892 Graham Berry  

Fourteenth Legislative Assembly 1889–1892[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Resigned 2 April 1892  
James Munro   Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 2 April 1892 John Hopkins  
Alexander Peacock   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 March 1892 Alexander Peacock  
  Died 27 August 1891 Robert Harper  
George Turner   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 May 1891 George Turner  
George Langridge   Died 17 April 1891  
George Langridge   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 George Langridge  
James Wheeler   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 James Wheeler  
James Munro   Forfeited seat after forming the 20 November 1890 James Munro  
Allan McLean   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 Allan McLean  
John Duffy   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 John Duffy  
Alfred Outtrim   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 Alfred Outtrim  
William Shiels   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 William Shiels  
George Graham   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 November 1890 George Graham  
John Dow   Forfeited seat after joining the 17 September 1890 John Dow  
William Anderson   Forfeited seat after joining the 17 September 1890 William Anderson  
  Died 22 July 1890  
  Died 4 December 1889  
  Died 8 November 1889  

Thirteenth Legislative Assembly 1886–1889[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Died 2 February 1888 Bryan O'Loghlen  
  Resigned 2 November 1887 James Mirams  
  Died 25 March 1887 John Duffy  
  Died 15 June 1886  

Twelfth Legislative Assembly 1883–1886[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
George Kerferd   Resigned to take up appointment on the Supreme Court of Victoria 15 January 1886  
  Resigned 22 December 1885 Alfred Outtrim  
  Resigned 30 October 1885 Godfrey Carter  
James Grant   Died 24 April 1885  
Hugh McColl   Died 24 April 1885  
Henry Bolton   Resigned 2 May 1884 George Graham  
James Francis   Died 15 February 1884 John Murray  
Robert MacGregor   Died 9 October 1883 David Gaunson  
  Died 15 May 1883 Angus Mackay  
Jonas Levien   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 Jonas Levien  
Alfred Deakin   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 Alfred Deakin  
James Service   Forfeited seat after forming the 24 March 1883 James Service  
George Langridge   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 George Langridge  
Albert Tucker   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 Albert Tucker  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 Graham Berry  
George Kerferd   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 George Kerferd  
Duncan Gillies   Forfeited seat after joining the 24 March 1883 Duncan Gillies  
James Rose   Resigned 21 March 1883 James Rose  

Eleventh Legislative Assembly 1880–1883[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Robert Ramsay   Died 13 June 1882 Robert Harper  
  Died 18 April 1882  
Robert Smith   Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 23 February 1882 William Walker  
  Died 8 December 1881  
  Resigned 6 December 1881 Cuthbert Blackett  
Robert Burrowes   Forfeited seat after joining the 6 September 1881 Robert Burrowes  
Walter Madden   Forfeited seat after joining the 6 September 1881 Walter Madden  
  Died 5 August 1881 William Robertson  
David Gaunson   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 July 1881 David Gaunson  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 July 1881 James Grant  
Bryan O'Loghlen   Forfeited seat after forming the 26 July 1881 Bryan O'Loghlen  
Thomas Bent   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 July 1881 Thomas Bent  
James Graves   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 July 1881 James Graves  
Charles Young   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 July 1881 Charles Young  
Henry Bolton   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 July 1881 Henry Bolton  
  Died 8 April 1881 James Munro  
James Service   Resigned 18 March 1881 John McIntyre  
Alexander Smith   Died 8 February 1881  
William Smith   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880 William Smith  
James Patterson   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880 James Patterson  
George Langridge   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880 George Langridge  
Richard Richardson   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880 Richard Richardson  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after forming the 18 August 1880 Graham Berry  
Henry Williams   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880 Henry Williams  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1880  

Tenth Legislative Assembly 1880–1880[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Robert Ramsay   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880 Robert Ramsay  
Thomas Bent   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880 Thomas Bent  
John Duffy   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880 John Duffy  
James Service   Forfeited seat after forming the 19 March 1880 James Service  
George Kerferd   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880 George Kerferd  
Duncan Gillies   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880 Duncan Gillies  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880  
John Madden   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 March 1880 John Madden  

Ninth Legislative Assembly 1877–1880[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Jeremiah Dwyer   Declared Insolvent 16 December 1879  
James Munro   Resigned 2 December 1879 James Munro  
Alfred Deakin   Resigned 22 August 1879 Robert Harper  
Ephraim Zox   Resigned 1 July 1879 Ephraim Zox  
Robert MacGregor   Resigned 25 June 1879 Cuthbert Blackett  
  Died 4 March 1879  
John Smith   Died 18 February 1879 Alfred Deakin  
John MacPherson   Resigned 29 July 1878  
George Macartney   Died 19 June 1878 Francis Mason  
  Resigned 7 June 1878 Charles Pearson  
James McCulloch   Resigned 21 May 1878 James Francis  
Bryan O'Loghlen   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 April 1878 Bryan O'Loghlen  
Charles MacMahon   Resigned 4 February 1878 Bryan O'Loghlen  
George Smith   Died 24 December 1877 Robert Smith  
Duncan Gillies   Election declared void 2 November 1877 Duncan Gillies  
George Macartney   Election declared void 24 August 1877 George Macartney  
  Election declared void 25 July 1877 Angus Mackay  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 June 1877 James Grant  
William Smith   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 June 1877 William Smith  
James Patterson   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 June 1877 James Patterson  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after forming the 7 June 1877 Graham Berry  
Peter Lalor   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 June 1877 Peter Lalor  
Francis Longmore   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 June 1877 Francis Longmore  
John Woods   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 June 1877 John Woods  

Eighth Legislative Assembly 1874–1877[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
James McKean   Expelled 17 August 1876 Charles Duffy  
  Died 27 July 1876 John Madden  
  Died 29 March 1876  
  Died 22 February 1876 James Mirams  
George Higinbotham   Resigned 10 February 1876  
Michael O'Grady   Died 27 January 1876  
Robert Ramsay   Forfeited seat after joining the 8 November 1875 Robert Ramsay  
John Madden   Forfeited seat after joining the 8 November 1875  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 6 November 1875 George Fincham  
James McCulloch   Forfeited seat after forming the 6 November 1875 James McCulloch  
William McLellan   Forfeited seat after joining the 2 November 1875 William McLellan  
John MacPherson   Forfeited seat after joining the 2 November 1875 John MacPherson  
Duncan Gillies   Forfeited seat after joining the 2 November 1875 Duncan Gillies  
George Kerferd   Forfeited seat after joining the 2 November 1875 George Kerferd  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 James Grant  
William Smith   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 William Smith  
James Patterson   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 James Patterson  
John Woods   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 John Woods  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after forming the 20 August 1875 Graham Berry  
Peter Lalor   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 Peter Lalor  
James Munro   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 James Munro  
Francis Longmore   Forfeited seat after joining the 20 August 1875 Francis Longmore  
  Forfeited seat 19 March 1875 David Gaunson  
  Resigned 19 March 1875 James McKean  
James Francis   Resigned 8 December 1874 Joseph Bosisto  
Robert Ramsay   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 August 1874 Robert Ramsay  
Townsend McDermott   Forfeited seat after joining the 12 August 1874 Townsend McDermott  
James Service   Forfeited seat after joining the 12 August 1874 James Service  
  Died 31 July 1874  
John Everard   Resigned 29 July 1874 George Langridge  
James Stephen   Resigned to take up appointment on the Supreme Court of Victoria 15 May 1874 Edward Dixon  

Seventh Legislative Assembly 1871–1874[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
George Kerferd   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 May 1874 George Kerferd  
William Champ   Resigned 26 May 1873 George Higinbotham  
Howard Spensley   Resigned 20 May 1873  
  Resigned 24 February 1873  
Thomas Fellows   Resigned to take up appointment on the Supreme Court of Victoria 13 January 1873 Robert Murray Smith  
  Resigned 8 July 1872  
James Casey   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 James Casey  
Duncan Gillies   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 Duncan Gillies  
Edward Cohen   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 Edward Cohen  
Edward Langton   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 Edward Langton  
George Kerferd   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 George Kerferd  
James Francis   Forfeited seat after forming the 26 June 1872 James Francis  
James Stephen   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 James Stephen  
Angus Mackay   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1872 Angus Mackay  
James McCulloch   Resigned 26 March 1872 James Purves  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 9 December 1871  
Robert Walsh   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 July 1871 Robert Walsh  
William McLellan   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 June 1871 William McLellan  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 June 1871 James Grant  
Charles Duffy   Forfeited seat after forming the 30 June 1871 Charles Duffy  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 June 1871 Graham Berry  
Howard Spensley   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 June 1871 Howard Spensley  
Francis Longmore   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 June 1871 Francis Longmore  
Michael O'Grady   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 June 1871 Michael O'Grady  

Sixth Legislative Assembly 1868–1871[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Died 30 December 1870  
  Resigned 5 December 1870 James Patterson  
  Resigned 24 September 1870 Robert Ramsay  
Butler Aspinall   Resigned 13 September 1870 James Stephen  
James Grant   Resigned 25 July 1870 Peter Finn  
Morgan McDonnell   Resigned 25 July 1870 Michael O'Grady  
  Resigned 6 May 1870  
  Resigned 30 April 1870 Archibald Michie  
William Wilson   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 April 1870 William Wilson  
Alexander MacPherson   Forfeited seat after joining the 26 April 1870 Alexander MacPherson  
Henry Wrixon   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 April 1870 Henry Wrixon  
William Bates   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 April 1870 William Bates  
James McCulloch   Forfeited seat after forming the 25 April 1870 James McCulloch  
James Francis   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 April 1870 James Francis  
Angus Mackay   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 April 1870 Angus Mackay  
  Resigned 29 March 1870 Duncan Gillies  
Graham Berry   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 February 1870 Graham Berry  
Butler Aspinall   Forfeited seat after joining the 1 February 1870 Butler Aspinall  
William McLellan   Forfeited seat after joining the 29 January 1870 William McLellan  
Robert Byrne   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 October 1869 George Rolfe  
Francis Longmore   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 October 1869 Francis Longmore  
Morgan McDonnell   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 October 1869 Morgan McDonnell  
John MacPherson   Forfeited seat after forming the 8 October 1869 John MacPherson  
John Smith   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 October 1869 John Smith  
James McKean   Forfeited seat after joining the 7 October 1869 James McKean  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 5 October 1869  
Edward Cohen   Forfeited seat after joining the 5 October 1869 Edward Cohen  
William Wilson   Forfeited seat after joining the 14 September 1869 William Wilson  
  Resigned 23 May 1869  
Charles Jones   Expelled for Corruption 10 May 1869 Charles Jones  
  Expelled for Bribery 5 May 1869  
Charles Jones   Expelled for Bribery 27 March 1869 Charles Jones  
Thomas McCombie   Resigned 19 March 1869 George Macartney  
Samuel Bindon   Resigned 30 October 1868  
  Died 16 October 1868 Graham Berry  
James Balfour   Resigned 29 August 1868  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 1 August 1868  
Charles Jones   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 July 1868 Charles Jones  
William Vale   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 July 1868 William Vale  
George Smith   Forfeited seat after joining the 30 July 1868 George Smith  
James McCulloch   Forfeited seat after forming the 30 July 1868 James McCulloch  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 July 1868 James Grant  
James Casey   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 July 1868 James Casey  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 25 July 1868  
George Verdon   Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London 17 June 1868  
George Kerferd   Forfeited seat after joining the 27 May 1868 George Kerferd  
William Bayles   Forfeited seat after joining the 27 May 1868 William Bayles  
Morgan McDonnell   Forfeited seat after joining the 27 May 1868 Morgan McDonnell  
Duncan Gillies   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 May 1868 Charles Jones  
Michael O'Grady   Forfeited seat after joining the 25 May 1868  
Edward Langton   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 May 1868 Edward Langton  
Thomas Fellows   Forfeited seat after joining the 19 May 1868 Thomas Fellows  

Fifth Legislative Assembly 1866–1868[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Imprisoned for Forgery 13 September 1867  
  Resigned 12 August 1867 Charles Duffy  
  Died 14 June 1867  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 25 March 1867  
  Resigned 25 September 1866 Ambrose Kyte  
William Vale   Forfeited seat after joining the 6 August 1866 William Vale  
Samuel Bindon   Forfeited seat after joining the 1 August 1866 Samuel Bindon  
John MacGregor   Forfeited seat after joining the 1 August 1866 John MacGregor  

Fourth Legislative Assembly 1864–1866[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
William Vale   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 September 1865 William Vale  

Third Legislative Assembly 1861–1864[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
Richard Heales   Died 9 July 1864  
Richard Ireland   Resigned 19 May 1864  
George Mackay   Resigned 11 April 1864 John Everard  
William Smith   Resigned 4 February 1864  
John Owens   Resigned 12 August 1863 James Casey  
  Resigned 27 July 1863 Archibald Michie  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 18 July 1863 James Grant  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 15 July 1863  
James McCulloch   Forfeited seat after forming the 15 July 1863 James McCulloch  
Richard Heales   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 July 1863 Richard Heales  
James Francis   Forfeited seat after joining the 10 July 1863 James Francis  
George Higinbotham   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 July 1863 George Higinbotham  
George Verdon   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 July 1863 George Verdon  
Louis Smith   Resigned 3 June 1863 Louis Smith  
  Resigned 5 May 1863  
Wilson Gray   Resigned 3 November 1862 John MacGregor  
George Hedley   Resigned 24 October 1862  
  Resigned 30 August 1862  
James Service   Resigned 29 August 1862  
Vincent Pyke   Resigned 10 July 1862  
  Resigned 10 April 1862  
William Brodribb   Resigned 7 April 1862 George Higinbotham  
  Resigned 17 March 1862  
Henry Chapman   Resigned 24 February 1862 James McCulloch  
George Evans   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 January 1862 George Evans  
William Haines   Forfeited seat after joining the 10 December 1861 William Haines  
Charles Duffy   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 December 1861 Charles Duffy  
Richard Ireland   Forfeited seat after joining the 3 December 1861 Richard Ireland  
  Resigned 3 December 1861 John Wood  
James Johnston   Forfeited seat after joining the 28 November 1861 James Johnston  
Robert Anderson   Forfeited seat after joining the 27 November 1861 Robert Anderson  
John O'Shanassy   Forfeited seat after forming the 27 November 1861 John O'Shanassy  
Patrick Costello   Expelled for Electoral Fraud 18 November 1861  
  Disqualified November 1861  
John Everard   Declared Insolvent 24 October 1861 George Mackay  
Richard Ireland   Resigned 21 October 1861 George Evans  

Second Legislative Assembly 1859–1861[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party
  Resigned 2 July 1861 Graham Berry  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 26 June 1861  
George Brodie   Resigned 10 June 1861  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 10 June 1861  
Charles Ebden   Resigned 20 May 1861 George Higinbotham  
John Macadam   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 May 1861  
  Resigned 18 May 1861 Samuel Wilson  
  Resigned 1 April 1861 William Rutledge  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 27 March 1861  
James Grant   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 March 1861 James Grant  
George Brodie   Forfeited seat after joining the 8 March 1861 George Brodie  
George Horne   Resigned 4 March 1861  
John Bailey   Resigned 23 February 1861 Duncan Gillies  
Hibbert Newton   Forfeited seat after joining the 13 December 1860 Hibbert Newton  
John Bailey   Forfeited seat after joining the 12 December 1860 John Bailey  
John Humffray   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 December 1860 John Humffray  
Richard Ireland   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 December 1860 Nathaniel Levi  
Richard Heales   Forfeited seat after forming the 10 December 1860 Richard Heales  
John Brooke   Forfeited seat after joining the 10 December 1860 John Brooke  
  Forfeited seat after joining the 10 December 1860  
James Johnston   Forfeited seat after joining the 10 December 1860 James Johnston  
Robert Anderson   Forfeited seat after joining the 8 December 1860 Robert Anderson  
George Verdon   Forfeited seat after joining the 8 December 1860 George Verdon  
Angus McMillan   Resigned 23 November 1860 George Hedley  
Vincent Pyke   Resigned 17 October 1860 Vincent Pyke  
Butler Aspinall   Resigned 9 October 1860 James Chapman  
James Harrison   Resigned 9 October 1860  
Augustus Greeves   Forfeited seat after joining the 6 October 1860 Augustus Greeves  
Norman McLeod   Resigned September 1860 William Haines  
  Resigned 27 March 1860  
  Resigned 26 March 1860  
George Harker   Resigned 13 March 1860  
Patrick Phelan   Election declared void 13 February 1860 John Riddell  
James Cowie   Resigned 7 February 1860 Augustus Greeves  
John Everard   Resigned 11 January 1860 Wilson Gray  
John King   Resigned 31 December 1859  
James Francis   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 December 1859 James Francis  
John Wood   Forfeited seat after joining the 14 November 1859 John Wood  
James Service   Forfeited seat after joining the 14 November 1859 James Service  
John King   Forfeited seat after joining the 11 November 1859 John King  
John Bailey   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 November 1859 John Bailey  
Vincent Pyke   Forfeited seat after joining the 9 November 1859 Vincent Pyke  
James McCulloch   Forfeited seat after joining the 8 November 1859 James McCulloch  
William Nicholson   Forfeited seat after forming the 8 November 1859 William Nicholson  

First Legislative Assembly 1856–1859[]

By-election Incumbent Party Reason Date Winner Party

List of Legislative Council by-elections[]

Main article: List of Victorian Legislative Council by-elections

Notes[]

1 In the following the death of Nationalist MP Donald McLeod, Labor candidate James McDonald was initially declared elected, but a subsequent recount in October found that Roderick McLeod, son of the deceased outgoing member, had in fact won the by-election.
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