60th Legislative Assembly (2022–2026)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Warrandyte
Ryan Smith
Liberal
Resigned
26 August 2023
Nicole Werner
Liberal
Narracan
Gary Blackwood
Liberal
Supplementary election due to death of a candidate at the 2022 election .[ 1]
28 January 2023
Wayne Farnham
Liberal
59th Legislative Assembly (2018–2022)
No by-elections held
58th 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
57th 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
56th 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
55th Legislative Assembly (2002–2006)
No by-elections held
54th 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
53rd Legislative Assembly (1996–1999)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Northcote
Tony Sheehan
Labor
Resigned
15 August 1998
Mary Delahunty
Labor
Mitcham
Roger Pescott
Liberal
Resigned
13 December 1997
Tony Robinson
Labor
Gippsland West
Alan Brown
Liberal
Resigned
1 February 1997
Susan Davies
Independent
52nd Legislative Assembly (1992–1996)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Williamstown
Joan Kirner
Labor
Resigned
13 August 1994
Steve Bracks
Labor
Coburg
Tom Roper
Labor
Resigned
14 May 1994
Carlo Carli
Labor
Broadmeadows
Jim Kennan
Labor
Resigned
18 September 1993
John Brumby
Labor
51st Legislative Assembly (1988–1992)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Shepparton
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
50th Legislative Assembly (1985–1988)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Ballarat North
Tom Evans
Liberal
Resigned
23 July 1988
Steve Elder
Liberal
Kew
Prue Sibree
Liberal
Resigned
19 March 1988
Jan Wade
Liberal
49th Legislative Assembly (1982–1985)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Swan Hill
Alan Wood
Liberal
Resigned
7 May 1983
Barry Steggall
National
Warrnambool
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
Springvale
Kevin King
Labor
Died
19 March 1983
Eddie Micallef
Labor
Malvern
Lindsay Thompson
Liberal
Resigned following defeat as Premier
4 December 1982
Geoff Leigh
Liberal
Keilor
Jack Ginifer
Labor
Resigned due to ill health
17 July 1982
George Seitz
Labor
48th Legislative Assembly (1979–1982)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Kew
Rupert Hamer
Liberal
Resigned following resignation as Premier
15 August 1981
Prue Sibree
Liberal
Morwell
Derek Amos
Labor
Resigned due to ill health
27 June 1981
Valerie Callister
Labor
47th Legislative Assembly (1976–1979)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Richmond
Clyde Holding
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1977 federal election
17 December 1977
Theo Sidiropoulos
Labor
Melbourne
Barry Jones
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1977 federal election
17 December 1977
Keith Remington
Labor
Greensborough
Monte Vale
Liberal
Died
5 November 1977
Pauline Toner
Labor
46th Legislative Assembly (1973–1976)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Brunswick East
David Bornstein
Labor
Resigned
12 April 1975
Ron McAlister
Labor
Greensborough
Monte Vale
Liberal
Result overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns
13 October 1973
Monte Vale
Liberal
45th Legislative Assembly (1970–1973)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Hampden
Henry Bolte
Liberal
Resigned as Premier
7 October 1972
Tom Austin
Liberal
Melbourne
Arthur Clarey
Labor
Died
9 June 1972
Barry Jones
Labor
Gisborne
Julian Doyle
Liberal
Resigned
11 December 1971
Athol Guy
Liberal
Kew
Arthur Rylah
Liberal
Resigned due to ill health
17 April 1971
Rupert Hamer
Liberal
44th Legislative Assembly (1967–1970)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Dandenong
Len Reid
Liberal
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1969 federal election
6 December 1969
Alan Lind
Labor
Swan Hill
Harold Stirling
Country
Died
14 September 1968
Henry Broad
Country
43rd Legislative Assembly (1964–1967)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Grant
Roy Crick
Labor
Died
8 October 1966
Jack Ginifer
Labor
Caulfield
Alexander Fraser
Liberal
Died
18 September 1965
Ian McLaren
Liberal
42nd Legislative Assembly (1961–1964)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Mildura
Nathaniel Barclay
Country
Died
27 October 1962
Milton Whiting
Country
Broadmeadows
Harry Kane
Liberal and Country
Died
4 August 1962
John Wilton
Labor
Richmond
Bill Towers
Labor
Died
12 May 1962
Clyde Holding
Labor
41st Legislative Assembly (1958–1961)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Ballarat North
Russell White
Country
Resigned to take up position on the Trotting Control Board
12 November 1960
Tom Evans
Liberal and Country
Scoresby
George Knox
Liberal and Country
Died
17 September 1960
Bill Borthwick
Liberal and Country
Footscray
Ernie Shepherd
Labor
Died
8 October 1958
Bill Divers
Labor
40th Legislative Assembly (1955–1958)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Northcote
John Cain
Labor
Died
21 September 1957
Frank Wilkes
Labor
Camberwell
Robert Whately
Liberal and Country
Died in a car accident
21 April 1956
Vernon Wilcox
Liberal and Country
Mornington
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
Flemington
Jack Holland
Labor
Died
18 February 1956
Kevin Holland
Labor
39th Legislative Assembly (1952–1955)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Malvern
Trevor Oldham
Liberal and Country
Died
11 July 1953
John Bloomfield
Liberal and Country
38th Legislative Assembly (1950–1952)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Toorak
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
Prahran
Frank Crean
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1951 federal election
16 June 1951
Robert Pettiona
Labor
Ivanhoe
Rupert Curnow
Liberal and Country
Died
24 February 1951
Frank Block
Liberal and Country
37th Legislative Assembly (1947–1950)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Clifton Hill
Jack Cremean
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1949 federal election
17 December 1949
Joseph O'Carroll
Labor
Kew
Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Liberal and Country
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1949 federal election
17 December 1949
Arthur Rylah
Liberal and Country
Richmond
Stan Keon
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1949 federal election
17 December 1949
Frank Scully
Labor
Brunswick
James Jewell
Labor
Died
16 July 1949
Peter Randles
Labor
Prahran
Bill Quirk
Labor
Died
22 January 1949
Frank Crean
Labor
Geelong
Fanny Brownbill
Labor
Died
13 November 1948
Edward Montgomery
Liberal
Toorak
Robert Bell Hamilton
Liberal
Died
19 June 1948
Edward Reynolds
Liberal
36th Legislative Assembly (1945–1947)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Collingwood
Tom Tunnecliffe
Labor
Resigned
20 September 1947
Bill Towers
Labor
Benambra
Roy Paton
Country
Died
7 June 1947
Thomas Mitchell
Country
35th Legislative Assembly (1943–1945)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Prahran
John Ellis
United Australia
Died
18 August 1945
Bill Quirk
Labor
Clifton Hill
Herbert Cremean
Labor
Died
7 July 1945
Jack Cremean
Labor
Bendigo
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
Bulla and Dalhousie
Reginald James
Country
Died
27 September 1944
Leslie Webster
Country
Rodney
William Dunstone
Country
Died
12 April 1944
Richard Brose
Country
Waranga
Ernest Coyle
Country
Died
9 October 1943
Wollaston Heily
Country
Nunawading
Ivy Weber
Independent
Resigned in unsuccessful attempt to enter federal politics at the 1943 federal election
4 September 1943
Bob Gray
Labor
34th Legislative Assembly (1940–1943)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Maryborough and Daylesford
George Frost
Labor
Died
28 November 1942
Clive Stoneham
Labor
Gippsland North
Alexander Borthwick
Country
Died
20 June 1942
Bill Fulton
Country
Port Melbourne
James Murphy
Labor
Died
18 April 1942
Tom Corrigan
Labor
Toorak
Stanley Argyle
United Australia
Died
11 January 1941
Harold Thonemann
United Australia
Polwarth
Allan McDonald
United Australia
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1940 federal election
2 Nov 1940
Edward Guye
Country
Coburg
Frank Keane
Labor
Died
13 July 1940
Charlie Mutton
Independent Labor
33rd Legislative Assembly (1937–1940)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Hawthorn
John Austin Gray
United Australia
Died
10 June 1939
Les Tyack
United Australia
Gippsland North
James Weir McLachlan
Independent
Died
5 November 1938
Alexander Borthwick
Country
Geelong
William Brownbill
Labor
Died
4 June 1938
Fanny Brownbill
Labor
Ouyen
Albert Bussau
Country
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
5 May 1938
Keith Dodgshun
Country
32nd Legislative Assembly (1935–1937)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Benalla
Edward Cleary
Country
Died
3 October 1936
Frederick Cook
Independent
Goulburn Valley
Murray Bourchier
Country
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
19 September 1936
John MacDonald
Country
Rodney
John Allan
Country
Died
18 April 1936
William Dunstone
Country
Allandale
Thomas Parkin
United Australia
Died
21 March 1936
Patrick Denigan
Labor
31st Legislative Assembly (1932–1935)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Nunawading
Robert Menzies
United Australia
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1934 federal election
1 September 1934
William Boyland
United Australia
Clifton Hill
Maurice Blackburn
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1934 federal election
20 August 1934
Herbert Cremean
Labor
Gunbower
Henry Angus
United Australia
Died
12 May 1934
Norman Martin
Independent Country
Allandale
Alexander Peacock
United Australia
Died
11 November 1933
Millie Peacock
United Australia
Warrnambool
James Fairbairn
United Australia
Resigned to contest the 1933 Flinders federal by-election
11 November 1933
Keith McGarvie
United Australia
Polwarth
James McDonald
United Australia
Died
16 September 1933
Allan McDonald
United Australia
Boroondara
Richard Linton
United Australia
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
29 April 1933
Trevor Oldham
United Australia
Benambra
Henry Beardmore
United Australia
Died
15 October 1932
Roy Paton
Country
Carlton
Robert Solly
Labor
Died
9 July 1932
Bill Barry
Labor
30th Legislative Assembly (1929–1932)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Caulfield
Frederick Forrest
Progressive Liberal
Died
22 November 1930
Harold Daniel Luxton
Nationalist
Hawthorn
William Murray McPherson
Nationalist
Resigned
27 September 1930
John Austin Gray
Nationalist
29th Legislative Assembly (1927–1929)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Gippsland West
Arthur Walter
Country
Resigned in unsuccessful bid for the federal seat of Indi at the 1929 election
19 October 1929
Matthew Bennett
Country
Barwon
Edward Morley
Nationalist
Died
6 July 1929
Thomas Maltby
Nationalist
Castlemaine and Kyneton
Harry Lawson
Nationalist
Resigned to contest a Senate seat at the 1929 federal election
2 February 1929
Walter Langslow
Nationalist
Brighton
Oswald Snowball
Nationalist
Died
28 April 1928
Ian MacFarlan
Nationalist
Gippsland South
Henry Bodman
Independent
Died
3 December 1927
Walter West
Nationalist
28th Legislative Assembly (1924–1927)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Flemington
Edward Warde
Labor
Died
9 December 1925
Jack Holland
Labor
Fitzroy
John Billson
Labor
Died
4 February 1925
Maurice Blackburn
Labor
Glenelg
William Thomas
Labor
Died
14 August 1924
Ernie Bond
Labor
27th Legislative Assembly (1921–1924)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Gippsland West
Sir John Mackey
Nationalist
Died
23 May 1924
Arthur Walter
VFU
Dalhousie
Allan Cameron
Nationalist
Died
31 January 1924
Reg Pollard
Labor
Daylesford
Donald McLeod
Nationalist
Died
8 July 1923
Roderick McLeod [1]
Labor
Gippsland South
Thomas Livingston
Nationalist
Died
18 August 1922
Walter West
Nationalist
26th Legislative Assembly (1920–1921)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Upper Goulburn
Edwin Mackrell
VFU
Disqualified (failed to nominate on time)
27 January 1921
Edwin Mackrell
VFU
25th Legislative Assembly (1917–1920)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Swan Hill
Percy Stewart
VFU
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1919 federal election
19 November 1919
Francis Old
VFU
Albert Park
Joseph Hannan
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1919 federal election
19 November 1919
Arthur Wallace
Labor
Albert Park
George Elmslie
Labor
Died
13 June 1918
Joseph Hannan
Labor
24th Legislative Assembly (1914–1917)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Geelong
Robert Purnell
Nationalist
Disqualified (April by-election declared void)
17 August 1917
Robert Purnell
Nationalist
Polwarth
John Johnstone
Nationalist
Resigned
13 July 1917
James McDonald
Nationalist
Benambra
John Leckie
Nationalist
Resigned
20 April 1917
Henry Beardmore
Nationalist
Geelong
William Plain
Nationalist
Resigned to contest a Senate seat at the 1917 federal election
20 April 1917
Robert Purnell
Nationalist
Warrnambool
John Murray
Commonwealth Liberal
Died
1 June 1916
James Deany
Commonwealth Liberal
Port Melbourne
George Sangster
Labor
Died
28 April 1915
Owen Sinclair
Labor
Bendigo East
Alfred Hampson
Labor
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1915 Bendigo by-election
4 February 1915
Luke Clough
Labor
23rd Legislative Assembly (1911–1914)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Essendon
William Watt
Nationalist
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1914 federal election
23 July 1914
Maurice Blackburn
Labor
Gippsland South
Thomas Livingston
Nationalist
Forfeited seat after joining Peacock Ministry
30 June 1914
Thomas Livingston
Nationalist
Korong
Thomas Langdon
Ministerialist
Died
26 June 1914
Achilles Gray
Ministerialist
Borung
William Hutchinson
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Watt Ministry
15 January 1914
William Hutchinson
Commonwealth Liberal
Essendon
William Watt
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after forming Watt Ministry
15 January 1914
William Watt
Commonwealth Liberal
Prahran
Donald Mackinnon
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Watt Ministry
15 January 1914
Donald Mackinnon
Commonwealth Liberal
Allandale
Alexander Peacock
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Watt Ministry
6 January 1914
Alexander Peacock
Commonwealth Liberal
Castlemaine and Maldon
Harry Lawson
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Watt Ministry
6 January 1914
Harry Lawson
Commonwealth Liberal
Warrnambool
John Murray
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Watt Ministry
6 January 1914
John Murray
Commonwealth Liberal
Benambra
Albert Craven
Commonwealth Liberal
Died
29 December 1913
John Leckie
Commonwealth Liberal
Albert Park
George Elmslie
Labor
Forfeited seat after forming Elmslie Ministry
20 December 1913
George Elmslie
Labor
Fitzroy
John Billson
Labor
Forfeited seat after joining Elmslie Ministry
20 December 1913
John Billson
Labor
Geelong
William Plain
Labor
Forfeited seat after joining Elmslie Ministry
20 December 1913
William Plain
Labor
Maryborough
Alfred Outtrim
Labor
Forfeited seat after joining Elmslie Ministry
20 December 1913
Alfred Outtrim
Labor
North Melbourne
George Prendergast
Labor
Forfeited seat after joining Elmslie Ministry
20 December 1913
George Prendergast
Labor
Williamstown
John Lemmon
Labor
Forfeited seat after joining Elmslie Ministry
20 December 1913
John Lemmon
Labor
Hawthorn
George Swinburne
Commonwealth Liberal
Resigned to join the Inter-State Commission
5 September 1913
William McPherson
Commonwealth Liberal
Grenville
Charles McGrath
Labor
Resigned to contest the federal seat of Ballaraat at the 1913 election
15 May 1913
John Chatham
Labor
Kara Kara
Peter McBride
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
14 March 1913
Jack Pennington
Commonwealth Liberal
Allandale
Alexander Peacock
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Watt Ministry
6 March 1913
Alexander Peacock
Commonwealth Liberal
Warrenheip
George Holden
Resigned to become chairman of the Melbourne Harbor Trust
28 February 1913
Ned Hogan
Labor
East Melbourne
Alfred Farthing
Commonwealth Liberal
Election declared void
1 October 1912
Alfred Farthing
Commonwealth Liberal
Abbotsford
William Beazley
Labor
Died
26 July 1912
Gordon Webber
Labor
22nd Legislative Assembly (1908–1911)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Waranga
Martin Cussen
Died
25 August 1911
John Gordon
Bendigo East
Thomas Glass
Labor
Died
16 June 1911
Alfred Hampson
Labor
Walhalla
Albert Harris
Died
29 July 1910
Samuel Barnes
Brunswick
Frank Anstey
Labor
Resigned to contest the federal seat of Bourke at the 1910 election
14 March 1910
James Jewell
Labor
Brighton
Sir Thomas Bent
Died
8 October 1909
Oswald Snowball
Goulburn Valley
George Graham
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Murray Ministry
29 January 1909
George Graham
Commonwealth Liberal
Kara Kara
Peter McBride
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Murray Ministry
29 January 1909
Peter McBride
Commonwealth Liberal
Ovens
Alfred Billson
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Murray Ministry
29 January 1909
Alfred Billson
Commonwealth Liberal
Rodney
Hugh McKenzie
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after joining Murray Ministry
29 January 1909
Hugh McKenzie
Commonwealth Liberal
Warrnambool
John Murray
Commonwealth Liberal
Forfeited seat after forming Murray Ministry
29 January 1909
John Murray
Commonwealth Liberal
21st Legislative Assembly (1907–1908)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Mornington
Alfred Downward
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
17 November 1908
Alfred Downward
Upper Goulburn
Thomas Hunt
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
17 November 1908
Thomas Hunt
Wangaratta
John Bowser
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
17 November 1908
John Bowser
Carlton
Frederick Bromley
Labor
Died
23 October 1908
Robert Solly
Labor
Richmond
George Bennett
Died
2 October 1908
Ted Cotter
Labor
20th Legislative Assembly (1904–1907)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Public Officers
David Gaunson
Labor
resignation
1 February 1907
John Carter
Korong
Thomas Langdon
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
25 January 1907
Thomas Langdon
East Melbourne
Samuel Gillott
Resigned due to ill health
8 January 1907
Henry Weedon
Toorak
George Fairbairn
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1906 federal election
10 October 1906
Norman Bayles
Gippsland West
John Mackey
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
29 August 1906
John Mackey
Lowan
William Irvine
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1906 federal election
20 July 1906
Robert Stanley
Barwon
Jonas Levien
Died
15 June 1906
James Farrer
Glenelg
Ewen Cameron
Died
11 May 1906
Hugh Campbell
19th Legislative Assembly (1902–1904)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Donald and Swan Hill
John Taverner
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
9 March 1904
James Meldrum
Daylesford
Donald McLeod
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
27 February 1904
Donald McLeod
Melbourne East
Samuel Gillott
Forfeited seat after joining Bent Ministry
27 February 1904
Samuel Gillott
East Bourke Boroughs
Frederick Hickford
Resigned to contest a House seat at the 1903 federal election
21 December 1903
David Methven
Richmond
William Trenwith
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1903 federal election
21 December 1903
George Roberts
Labor
Villiers and Heytesbury
Gratton Wilson
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1903 federal election
21 December 1903
John Glasgow
Mandurang
Maximilian Hirsch
Resigned to contest a House seat at the 1903 federal election
15 December 1903
William Webb
Melbourne West
William Maloney
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1903 federal election
15 December 1903
Tom Tunnecliffe
Labor
Toorak
Duncan Gillies
Died
9 October 1903
George Fairbairn
Bourke West
Samuel Staughton Jr.
Died
6 March 1903
Andrew Robertson
Benalla and Yarrawonga
William Hall
Died
25 May 1903
John Carlisle
Anglesey
Malcolm McKenzie
Resigned
6 March 1903
Thomas Hunt
18th Legislative Assembly (1900–1902)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Gippsland East
Henry Foster
Died
27 June 1902
James Cameron
Anglesey
Malcolm McKenzie
Forfeited seat after joining the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
Malcolm McKenzie
Brighton
Thomas Bent
Forfeited seat after joining the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
Thomas Bent
Donald and Swan Hill
John Taverner
Forfeited seat after joining the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
John Taverner
Evelyn
Ewen Cameron
Forfeited seat after joining the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
Ewen Cameron
Lowan
William Irvine
Forfeited seat after forming the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
William Irvine
Normanby
William Shiels
Forfeited seat after joining the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
William Shiels
Warrnambool
John Murray
Forfeited seat after joining the Irvine Ministry
18 June 1902
John Murray
Footscray
Jacob Fotheringham
Resigned
14 June 1902
Alexander McDonald
Bourke West
Samuel Staughton Sr.
Died
14 September 1901
Samuel Staughton Jr.
Melbourne East
John Anderson
Died
16 July 1901
John Deegan
Melbourne
Edward Findley
Labor
Expelled for seditious libel
16 July 1901
James Boyd
Bogong
Isaac Isaacs
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
24 June 1901
Alfred Billson
Benalla and Yarrawonga
Thomas Kennedy
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
17 June 1901
William Hall
Fitzroy
Robert Best
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
17 June 1901
Patrick O'Connor
Footscray
Samuel Mauger
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
17 June 1901
Jacob Fotheringham
Gippsland North
Allan McLean
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
17 June 1901
Hubert Keogh
Gunbower
James McColl
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
17 June 1901
John Cullen
Talbot and Avoca
Carty Salmon
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
17 June 1901
George Mitchell
Melbourne East
Samuel Gillott
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
11 February 1901
Samuel Gillott
St Kilda
George Turner
Resigned to enter federal politics at the 1901 federal election
11 February 1901
William Williams
St Kilda
George Turner
Forfeited seat after forming the Second Turner Ministry
3 December 1900
George Turner
Bogong
Isaac Isaacs
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
3 December 1900
Isaac Isaacs
Clunes and Allandale
Alexander Peacock
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
27 November 1900
Alexander Peacock
Dunolly
Daniel Duggan
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
27 November 1900
Daniel Duggan
Geelong
William Gurr
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
27 November 1900
William Gurr
Richmond
William Trenwith
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
27 November 1900
William Trenwith
Rodney
John Morrissey
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
27 November 1900
John Morrissey
Stawell
John Burton
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Turner Ministry
27 November 1900
John Burton
17th Legislative Assembly (1897–1900)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Warrenheip
Edward Murphy
Died
11 May 1900
George Holden
Grenville
George Russell
Resigned
11 April 1900
James Sadler
Talbot and Avoca
Carty Salmon
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
9 January 1900
Carty Salmon
Castlemaine
James McCay
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
20 December 1899
James McCay
Melbourne North
William Watt
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
20 December 1899
William Watt
Gunbower
James McColl
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
13 December 1899
James McColl
Gippsland North
Allan McLean
Forfeited seat after forming the McLean Ministry
13 December 1899
Allan McLean
Lowan
William Irvine
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
13 December 1899
William Irvine
Maryborough
Alfred Outtrim
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
13 December 1899
Alfred Outtrim
Normanby
William Shiels
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
13 December 1899
William Shiels
Numurkah and Nathalia
George Graham
Forfeited seat after joining the McLean Ministry
13 December 1899
George Graham
Footscray
John Hancock
Died
12 December 1899
Samuel Mauger
Grenville
Michael Stapleton
Died
1 December 1899
David Kerr
Melbourne East
Ephraim Zox
Died
7 November 1899
Samuel Gillott
Windermere
William Anderson
Died
3 June 1898
John Spiers
16th Legislative Assembly (1894–1897)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Kara Kara
Andrew Anderson
Died
11 May 1897
Peter McBride
Melbourne South
Joseph Winter
Died
26 May 1896
John Tucker
Villiers and Heytesbury
Thomas Scott
Resigned
26 May 1896
John McArthur
Castlemaine
James Patterson
Died
19 November 1895
James McCay
Mornington
Alfred Downward
Election declared void
26 January 1895
Alfred Downward
Ballarat West
William Smith
Died
5 November 1894
Joseph Kirton
Carlton South
William Ievers
Died
5 November 1894
John Barrett
Bogong
Isaac Isaacs
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
9 October 1894
Isaac Isaacs
Clunes and Allandale
Alexander Peacock
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
Alexander Peacock
Donald and Swan Hill
John Taverner
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
John Taverner
Eaglehawk
Henry Williams
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
Henry Williams
Fitzroy
Robert Best
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
Robert Best
Gippsland East
Henry Foster
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
Henry Foster
Kilmore, Dalhousie and Lancefield
John Duffy
Forfeited seat after joining the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
John Duffy
St Kilda
George Turner
Forfeited seat after forming the First Turner Ministry
3 October 1894
George Turner
15th Legislative Assembly (1892–1894)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Portland
Henry Wrixon
Resigned
24 July 1894
Donald McLeod
Grenville
David Davies
Died
14 July 1894
George Russell
Eastern Suburbs
Duncan Gillies
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
25 January 1894
Frank Madden
Windermere
Matthew Butterley
Died
25 January 1894
William Anderson
Talbot and Avoca
Robert Bowman
Died
29 December 1893
Carty Salmon
Benalla and Yarrawonga
John Templeton
Election declared void
20 November 1893
Thomas Kennedy
Benalla and Yarrawonga
James Campbell
Died
9 October 1893
John Templeton
Lowan
Richard Baker
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
9 October 1893
Richard Baker
Sandhurst
Robert Burrowes
Died
6 October 1893
Daniel Lazarus
Creswick
Richard Richardson
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
28 August 1893
Richard Richardson
Mandurang
John Highett
Died
10 July 1893
Richard O'Neill
Bogong
Isaac Isaacs
Resigned
6 June 1893
Isaac Isaacs
Melbourne North
David Wyllie
Died
5 June 1893
Sylvanus Reynolds
Benalla and Yarrawonga
James Campbell
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
James Campbell
Bogong
Isaac Isaacs
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
Isaac Isaacs
Castlemaine
James Patterson
Forfeited seat after forming the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
James Patterson
Gunbower
James McColl
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
James McColl
Kara Kara
John Dow
Resigned due to insolvency
31 January 1893
John Dow
Maldon
John McIntyre
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
John McIntyre
Melbourne
Godfrey Carter
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
Godfrey Carter
Port Fairy
Bryan O'Loghlen
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
Bryan O'Loghlen
Rodney
William Webb
Forfeited seat after joining the Patterson Ministry
31 January 1893
William Webb
Dundas
Samuel Samuel
Died
18 August 1892
John Thomson
East Bourke Boroughs
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after joining the Shiels Ministry
3 May 1892
Graham Berry
14th Legislative Assembly (1889–1892)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Benalla and Yarrawonga
John Brock
Resigned
2 April 1892
Charles Kerville
Geelong
James Munro
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
2 April 1892
John Hopkins
Clunes and Allandale
Alexander Peacock
Forfeited seat after joining the Shiels Ministry
3 March 1892
Alexander Peacock
Bourke East
William Wilkinson
Died
27 August 1891
Robert Harper
St Kilda
George Turner
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
7 May 1891
George Turner
Collingwood
George Langridge
Died
17 April 1891
John Hancock
Collingwood
George Langridge
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
George Langridge
Daylesford
James Wheeler
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
James Wheeler
Geelong
James Munro
Forfeited seat after forming the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
James Munro
Gippsland North
Allan McLean
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
Allan McLean
Kilmore, Dalhousie and Lancefield
John Duffy
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
John Duffy
Maryborough
Alfred Outtrim
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
Alfred Outtrim
Normanby
William Shiels
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
William Shiels
Numurkah and Nathalia
George Graham
Forfeited seat after joining the Munro Ministry
20 November 1890
George Graham
Kara Kara
John Dow
Forfeited seat after joining the Gillies Ministry
17 September 1890
John Dow
Villiers and Heytesbury
William Anderson
Forfeited seat after joining the Gillies Ministry
17 September 1890
William Anderson
Dunolly
James Cheetham
Died
22 July 1890
William Tatchell
Talbot and Avoca
James Stewart
Died
4 December 1889
Robert Bowman
Ballarat East
James Russell
Died
8 November 1889
John Dunn
13th Legislative Assembly (1886–1889)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Belfast
John Madden
Died
2 February 1888
Bryan O'Loghlen
Williamstown
Alfred Clark
Resigned
2 November 1887
James Mirams
Dalhousie
George Sands
Died
25 March 1887
John Duffy
Benambra
Peter Wallace
Died
15 June 1886
Peter Wright
12th Legislative Assembly (1883–1886)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Ovens
George Kerferd
Resigned to take up appointment on the Supreme Court of Victoria
15 January 1886
Ferguson Tuthill
Maryborough and Talbot
Robert Bowman
Resigned
22 December 1885
Alfred Outtrim
Melbourne West
James Orkney
Resigned
30 October 1885
Godfrey Carter
Avoca
James Grant
Died
24 April 1885
George Bourchier
Mandurang
Hugh McColl
Died
24 April 1885
John Highett
Moira
Henry Bolton
Resigned
2 May 1884
George Graham
Warrnambool
James Francis
Died
15 February 1884
John Murray
Emerald Hill
Robert MacGregor
Died
9 October 1883
David Gaunson
Sandhurst
Robert Clark
Died
15 May 1883
Angus Mackay
Barwon
Jonas Levien
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
Jonas Levien
Bourke West
Alfred Deakin
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
Alfred Deakin
Castlemaine
James Service
Forfeited seat after forming the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
James Service
Collingwood
George Langridge
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
George Langridge
Fitzroy
Albert Tucker
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
Albert Tucker
Geelong
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
Graham Berry
Ovens
George Kerferd
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
George Kerferd
Rodney
Duncan Gillies
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Service Ministry
24 March 1883
Duncan Gillies
Melbourne North
James Rose
Resigned
21 March 1883
James Rose
11th Legislative Assembly (1880–1883)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Bourke East
Robert Ramsay
Died
13 June 1882
Robert Harper
Geelong
Charles Kernot
Died
18 April 1882
Joseph Connor
Boroondara
Robert Smith
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
23 February 1882
William Walker
Geelong
Robert Johnstone
Died
8 December 1881
Robert Johnstone
Fitzroy
William Vale
Resigned
6 December 1881
Cuthbert Blackett
Sandhurst
Robert Burrowes
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
6 September 1881
Robert Burrowes
Wimmera
Walter Madden
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
6 September 1881
Walter Madden
Polwarth and South Grenville
William O'Hea
Died
5 August 1881
William Robertson
Ararat
David Gaunson
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
David Gaunson
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
James Grant
Bourke West
Bryan O'Loghlen
Forfeited seat after forming the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
Bryan O'Loghlen
Brighton
Thomas Bent
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
Thomas Bent
Delatite
James Graves
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
James Graves
Kyneton Boroughs
Charles Young
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
Charles Young
Moira
Henry Bolton
Forfeited seat after joining the O'Loghlen Ministry
26 July 1881
Henry Bolton
Melbourne North
Joseph Storey
Died
8 April 1881
James Munro
Maldon
James Service
Resigned
18 March 1881
John McIntyre
Melbourne East
Alexander Smith
Died
8 February 1881
Frederick Walsh
Ballarat West
William Smith
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
William Smith
Castlemaine
James Patterson
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
James Patterson
Collingwood
George Langridge
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
George Langridge
Creswick
Richard Richardson
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
Richard Richardson
Fitzroy
William Vale
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
William Vale
Geelong
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after forming the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
Graham Berry
Mandurang
Henry Williams
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
Henry Williams
Williamstown
Alfred Clark
Forfeited seat after joining the Third Berry Ministry
18 August 1880
Alfred Clark
10th Legislative Assembly (1880)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Bourke East
Robert Ramsay
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
Robert Ramsay
Brighton
Thomas Bent
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
Thomas Bent
Dalhousie
John Duffy
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
John Duffy
Maldon
James Service
Forfeited seat after forming the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
James Service
Ovens
George Kerferd
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
George Kerferd
Rodney
Duncan Gillies
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
Duncan Gillies
Sandhurst
Robert Clark
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
Robert Clark
Sandridge
John Madden
Forfeited seat after joining the First Service Ministry
19 March 1880
John Madden
9th Legislative Assembly (1877–1880)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Villiers and Heytesbury
Jeremiah Dwyer
Declared Insolvent
16 December 1879
Joseph Jones
Carlton
James Munro
Resigned
2 December 1879
James Munro
Bourke West
Alfred Deakin
Resigned
22 August 1879
Robert Harper
Melbourne East
Ephraim Zox
Resigned
1 July 1879
Ephraim Zox
Fitzroy
Robert MacGregor
Resigned
25 June 1879
Cuthbert Blackett
Footscray
Mark Last King
Died
4 March 1879
William Clark
Bourke West
John Smith
Died
18 February 1879
Alfred Deakin
Dundas
John MacPherson
Resigned
29 July 1878
John Serjeant
Gippsland South
George Macartney
Died
19 June 1878
Francis Mason
Castlemaine
James Farrell
Resigned
7 June 1878
Charles Pearson
Warrnambool
James McCulloch
Resigned
21 May 1878
James Francis
Melbourne West
Bryan O'Loghlen
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
11 April 1878
Bryan O'Loghlen
Melbourne West
Charles MacMahon
Resigned
4 February 1878
Bryan O'Loghlen
Boroondara
George Smith
Died
24 December 1877
Robert Smith
Rodney
Duncan Gillies
Election declared void
2 November 1877
Duncan Gillies
Gippsland South
George Macartney
Election declared void
24 August 1877
George Macartney
Sandhurst
W. G. Blackham
Election declared void
25 July 1877
Angus Mackay
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
James Grant
Ballarat West
William Smith
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
William Smith
Castlemaine
James Patterson
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
James Patterson
Geelong
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after forming the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
Graham Berry
Grant
Peter Lalor
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
Peter Lalor
Ripon and Hampden
Francis Longmore
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
Francis Longmore
Stawell
John Woods
Forfeited seat after joining the Second Berry Ministry
7 June 1877
John Woods
8th Legislative Assembly (1874–1877)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Gippsland North
James McKean
Expelled
17 August 1876
Charles Duffy
Sandridge
David Thomas
Died
27 July 1876
John Madden
Geelong East
John Richardson
Died
29 March 1876
Charles Kernot
Collingwood
James Sullivan
Died
22 February 1876
James Mirams
East Bourke Boroughs
George Higinbotham
Resigned
10 February 1876
William Cook
Villiers and Heytesbury
Michael O'Grady
Died
27 January 1876
Joseph Jones
Bourke East
Robert Ramsay
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
8 November 1875
Robert Ramsay
Bourke West
John Madden
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
8 November 1875
Mark King
Ballarat West
Joseph Jones
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
6 November 1875
George Fincham
Warrnambool
James McCulloch
Forfeited seat after forming the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
6 November 1875
James McCulloch
Ararat
William McLellan
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
2 November 1875
William McLellan
Dundas
John MacPherson
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
2 November 1875
John MacPherson
Maryborough
Duncan Gillies
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
2 November 1875
Duncan Gillies
Ovens
George Kerferd
Forfeited seat after joining the Fourth McCulloch Ministry
2 November 1875
George Kerferd
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
James Grant
Ballarat West
William Smith
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
William Smith
Castlemaine
James Patterson
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
James Patterson
Crowlands
John Woods
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
John Woods
Geelong West
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after forming the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
Graham Berry
Grant South
Peter Lalor
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
Peter Lalor
Melbourne North
James Munro
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
James Munro
Ripon and Hampden
Francis Longmore
Forfeited seat after joining the First Berry Ministry
20 August 1875
Francis Longmore
Ararat
Michael Carroll
Forfeited seat
19 March 1875
David Gaunson
Gippsland North
Frederick Smyth
Resigned
19 March 1875
James McKean
Richmond
James Francis
Resigned
8 December 1874
Joseph Bosisto
Bourke East
Robert Ramsay
Forfeited seat after joining the Kerferd Ministry
18 August 1874
Robert Ramsay
Ballarat East
Townsend McDermott
Forfeited seat after joining the Kerferd Ministry
12 August 1874
Townsend McDermott
Maldon
James Service
Forfeited seat after joining the Kerferd Ministry
12 August 1874
James Service
Grenville
Mark Pope
Died
31 July 1874
Richard Lock
Collingwood
John Everard
Resigned
29 July 1874
George Langridge
St Kilda
James Stephen
Resigned to take up appointment on the Supreme Court of Victoria
15 May 1874
Edward Dixon
7th Legislative Assembly (1871–1874)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Ovens
George Kerferd
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
11 May 1874
George Kerferd
East Bourke Boroughs
William Champ
Resigned
26 May 1873
George Higinbotham
Portland
Howard Spensley
Resigned
20 May 1873
Thomas Must
Grenville
Thomas Russell
Resigned
24 February 1873
John Montgomery
St Kilda
Thomas Fellows
Resigned to take up appointment on the Supreme Court of Victoria
13 January 1873
Robert Murray Smith
Murray
William Witt
Resigned
8 July 1872
John Orr
Mandurang
James Casey
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
James Casey
Maryborough
Duncan Gillies
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
Duncan Gillies
Melbourne East
Edward Cohen
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
Edward Cohen
Melbourne West
Edward Langton
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
Edward Langton
Ovens
George Kerferd
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
George Kerferd
Richmond
James Francis
Forfeited seat after forming the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
James Francis
St Kilda
James Stephen
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
James Stephen
Sandhurst
Angus Mackay
Forfeited seat after joining the Francis Ministry
26 June 1872
Angus Mackay
Mornington
James McCulloch
Resigned
26 March 1872
James Purves
Collingwood
William Vale
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
9 December 1871
William Vale
Ballarat East
Robert Walsh
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
18 July 1871
Robert Walsh
Ararat
William McLellan
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
William McLellan
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
James Grant
Dalhousie
Charles Duffy
Forfeited seat after forming the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
Charles Duffy
Geelong West
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
Graham Berry
Portland
Howard Spensley
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
Howard Spensley
Ripon and Hampden
Francis Longmore
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
Francis Longmore
Villiers and Heytesbury
Michael O'Grady
Forfeited seat after joining the Duffy Ministry
30 June 1871
Michael O'Grady
6th Legislative Assembly (1868–1871)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Creswick
William Frazer
Died
30 December 1870
James Stewart
Castlemaine
William Baillie
Resigned
5 December 1870
James Patterson
Bourke East
Matthew McCaw
Resigned
24 September 1870
Robert Ramsay
St Kilda
Butler Aspinall
Resigned
13 September 1870
James Stephen
Avoca
James Grant
Resigned
25 July 1870
Peter Finn
Villiers and Heytesbury
Morgan McDonnell
Resigned
25 July 1870
Michael O'Grady
Geelong West
James Carr
Resigned
6 May 1870
Robert Johnstone
Ballarat West
John James
Resigned
30 April 1870
Archibald Michie
Ararat
William Wilson
Forfeited seat after joining the Third McCulloch Ministry
26 April 1870
William Wilson
Dundas
Alexander MacPherson
Forfeited seat after joining the Third McCulloch Ministry
26 April 1870
Alexander MacPherson
Belfast
Henry Wrixon
Forfeited seat after joining the Third McCulloch Ministry
25 April 1870
Henry Wrixon
Collingwood
William Bates
Forfeited seat after joining the Third McCulloch Ministry
25 April 1870
William Bates
Mornington
James McCulloch
Forfeited seat after forming the Third McCulloch Ministry
25 April 1870
James McCulloch
Richmond
James Francis
Forfeited seat after joining the Third McCulloch Ministry
25 April 1870
James Francis
Sandhurst
Angus Mackay
Forfeited seat after joining the Third McCulloch Ministry
25 April 1870
Angus Mackay
Maryborough
Robert Bowman
Resigned
29 March 1870
Duncan Gillies
Geelong West
Graham Berry
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
7 February 1870
Graham Berry
St Kilda
Butler Aspinall
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
1 February 1870
Butler Aspinall
Ararat
William McLellan
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
29 January 1870
William McLellan
Crowlands
Robert Byrne
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
9 October 1869
George Rolfe
Ripon and Hampden
Francis Longmore
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
9 October 1869
Francis Longmore
Villiers and Heytesbury
Morgan McDonnell
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
9 October 1869
Morgan McDonnell
Dundas
John MacPherson
Forfeited seat after forming the MacPherson Ministry
8 October 1869
John MacPherson
Bourke West
John Smith
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
7 October 1869
John Smith
Maryborough
James McKean
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
7 October 1869
James McKean
Collingwood
Isaac Reeves
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
5 October 1869
William Vale
Melbourne East
Edward Cohen
Forfeited seat after joining the MacPherson Ministry
5 October 1869
Edward Cohen
Ararat
William Wilson
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
14 September 1869
William Wilson
Ballarat West
William Vale
Resigned
23 May 1869
John James
Ballarat West
Charles Jones
Expelled for Corruption
10 May 1869
Charles Jones
Portland
James Butters
Expelled for Bribery
5 May 1869
James Butters
Ballarat West
Charles Jones
Expelled for Bribery
27 March 1869
Charles Jones
Gipps Land South
Thomas McCombie
Resigned
19 March 1869
George Macartney
Castlemaine
Samuel Bindon
Resigned
30 October 1868
Richard Kitto
Geelong West
Nicholas Foott
Died
16 October 1868
Graham Berry
Bourke East
James Balfour
Resigned
29 August 1868
William Lobb
Ovens
George Smith
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
1 August 1868
George Smith
Ballarat West
Charles Jones
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
30 July 1868
Charles Jones
Ballarat West
William Vale
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
30 July 1868
William Vale
Bourke South
George Smith
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
30 July 1868
George Smith
Mornington
James McCulloch
Forfeited seat after forming the Second McCulloch Ministry
30 July 1868
James McCulloch
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
25 July 1868
James Grant
Mandurang
James Casey
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
25 July 1868
James Casey
Mandurang
James Sullivan
Forfeited seat after joining the Second McCulloch Ministry
25 July 1868
James Sullivan
Emerald Hill
George Verdon
Resigned to take up appointment as Agent-General for Victoria in London
17 June 1868
John Whiteman
Ovens
George Kerferd
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
27 May 1868
George Kerferd
Villiers and Heytesbury
William Bayles
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
27 May 1868
William Bayles
Villiers and Heytesbury
Morgan McDonnell
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
27 May 1868
Morgan McDonnell
Ballarat West
Duncan Gillies
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
25 May 1868
Charles Jones
Bourke South
Michael O'Grady
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
25 May 1868
John Crews
Melbourne West
Edward Langton
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
19 May 1868
Edward Langton
St Kilda
Thomas Fellows
Forfeited seat after joining the Sladen Ministry
19 May 1868
Thomas Fellows
5th Legislative Assembly (1866–1868)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Grant South
William McCann
Imprisoned for Forgery
13 September 1867
William Stutt
Dalhousie
George Sands
Resigned
12 August 1867
Charles Duffy
Maldon
John Ramsay
Died
14 June 1867
William Williams
Mandurang
James Sullivan
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
25 March 1867
James Sullivan
Richmond
Archibald Wardrop
Resigned
25 September 1866
Ambrose Kyte
Ballarat West
William Vale
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
6 August 1866
William Vale
Castlemaine
Samuel Bindon
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
1 August 1866
Samuel Bindon
Rodney
John MacGregor
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
1 August 1866
John MacGregor
4th Legislative Assembly (1864–1866)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Ballarat West
William Vale
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
11 September 1865
William Vale
3rd Legislative Assembly (1861–1864)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
East Bourke Boroughs
Richard Heales
Died
9 July 1864
Edward Cope
Villiers and Heytesbury
Richard Ireland
Resigned
19 May 1864
Samuel MacGregor
Gipps Land North
George Mackay
Resigned
11 April 1864
John Everard
Ballarat West
William Smith
Resigned
4 February 1864
Robert Lewis
Mandurang
John Owens
Resigned
12 August 1863
James Casey
Polwarth and South Grenville
William Nixon
Resigned
27 July 1863
Archibald Michie
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
18 July 1863
James Grant
Mandurang
James Sullivan
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
15 July 1863
James Sullivan
Mornington
James McCulloch
Forfeited seat after forming the First McCulloch Ministry
15 July 1863
James McCulloch
East Bourke Boroughs
Richard Heales
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
11 July 1863
Richard Heales
Richmond
James Francis
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
10 July 1863
James Francis
Brighton
George Higinbotham
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
9 July 1863
George Higinbotham
Williamstown
George Verdon
Forfeited seat after joining the First McCulloch Ministry
9 July 1863
George Verdon
Bourke South
Louis Smith
Resigned
3 June 1863
Louis Smith
Evelyn
William Jones
Resigned
5 May 1863
John Thompson
Rodney
Wilson Gray
Resigned
3 November 1862
John MacGregor
Gipps Land South
George Hedley
Resigned
24 October 1862
John Johnson
Sandhurst
William Denova
Resigned
30 August 1862
Robert Strickland
Ripon and Hampden
James Service
Resigned
29 August 1862
George Morton
Castlemaine
Vincent Pyke
Resigned
10 July 1862
George Smyth
Ararat
Daniel Flint
Resigned
10 April 1862
Tharp Girdlestone
Brighton
William Brodribb
Resigned
7 April 1862
George Higinbotham
Grenville
Robert Gillespie
Resigned
17 March 1862
Mark Pope
Mornington
Henry Chapman
Resigned
24 February 1862
James McCulloch
Maryborough
George Evans
Forfeited seat after joining the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
13 January 1862
George Evans
Portland
William Haines
Forfeited seat after joining the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
10 December 1861
William Haines
Villiers and Heytesbury
Charles Duffy
Forfeited seat after joining the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
3 December 1861
Charles Duffy
Villiers and Heytesbury
Richard Ireland
Forfeited seat after joining the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
3 December 1861
Richard Ireland
Warrnambool
Thomas Manifold
Resigned
3 December 1861
John Wood
St Kilda
James Johnston
Forfeited seat after joining the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
28 November 1861
James Johnston
Emerald Hill
Robert Anderson
Forfeited seat after joining the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
27 November 1861
Robert Anderson
Kilmore
John O'Shanassy
Forfeited seat after forming the Third O'Shanassy Ministry
27 November 1861
John O'Shanassy
Melbourne North
Patrick Costello
Expelled for Electoral Fraud
18 November 1861
John Sinclair
Castlemaine
James Chapman
Disqualified
November 1861
Alexander Smith
Gipps Land North
John Everard
Declared Insolvent
24 October 1861
George Mackay
Maryborough
Richard Ireland
Resigned
21 October 1861
George Evans
2nd Legislative Assembly (1859–1861)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
Melbourne East
Alexander Hunter
Resigned
2 July 1861
Graham Berry
Mandurang
James Sullivan
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
26 June 1861
James Sullivan
Mandurang
George Brodie
Resigned
10 June 1861
James Sullivan
Crowlands
John Houston
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
10 June 1861
John Houston
Brighton
Charles Ebden
Resigned
20 May 1861
George Higinbotham
Castlemaine
John Macadam
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
13 May 1861
Alexander Smith
Wimmera
Robert Firebrace
Resigned
18 May 1861
Samuel Wilson
Villiers and Heytesbury
Alexander Russell
Resigned
1 April 1861
William Rutledge
Melbourne West
Thomas Loader
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
27 March 1861
Thomas Loader
Avoca
James Grant
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
11 March 1861
James Grant
Mandurang
George Brodie
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
8 March 1861
George Brodie
Warrnambool
George Horne
Resigned
4 March 1861
Thomas Manifold
Ballarat West
John Bailey
Resigned
23 February 1861
Duncan Gillies
Bourke South
Hibbert Newton
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
13 December 1860
Hibbert Newton
Ballarat West
John Bailey
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
12 December 1860
John Bailey
Ballarat East
John Humffray
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
11 December 1860
John Humffray
Maryborough
Richard Ireland
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
11 December 1860
Nathaniel Levi
East Bourke Boroughs
Richard Heales
Forfeited seat after forming the Heales Ministry
10 December 1860
Richard Heales
Geelong West
John Brooke
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
10 December 1860
John Brooke
Melbourne West
Thomas Loader
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
10 December 1860
Thomas Loader
St Kilda
James Johnston
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
10 December 1860
James Johnston
Emerald Hill
Robert Anderson
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
8 December 1860
Robert Anderson
Williamstown
George Verdon
Forfeited seat after joining the Heales Ministry
8 December 1860
George Verdon
Gipps Land South
Angus McMillan
Resigned
23 November 1860
George Hedley
Castlemaine
Vincent Pyke
Resigned
17 October 1860
Vincent Pyke
Castlemaine
Butler Aspinall
Resigned
9 October 1860
James Chapman
Geelong West
James Harrison
Resigned
9 October 1860
Nicholas Foott
Geelong East
Augustus Greeves
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
6 October 1860
Augustus Greeves
Portland
Norman McLeod
Resigned
September 1860
William Haines
Evelyn
William Bell
Resigned
27 March 1860
William Jones
Ovens
Alexander Keefer
Resigned
26 March 1860
John Donald
Maldon
George Harker
Resigned
13 March 1860
James Martley
Bourke West
Patrick Phelan
Election declared void
13 February 1860
John Riddell
Geelong East
James Cowie
Resigned
7 February 1860
Augustus Greeves
Rodney
John Everard
Resigned
11 January 1860
Wilson Gray
Evelyn
John King
Resigned
31 December 1859
William Bell
Richmond
James Francis
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
9 December 1859
James Francis
Ovens
John Wood
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
14 November 1859
John Wood
Ripon and Hampden
James Service
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
14 November 1859
James Service
Evelyn
John King
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
11 November 1859
John King
Ballarat West
John Bailey
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
9 November 1859
John Bailey
Castlemaine
Vincent Pyke
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
9 November 1859
Vincent Pyke
Melbourne East
James McCulloch
Forfeited seat after joining the Nicholson Ministry
8 November 1859
James McCulloch
Sandridge
William Nicholson
Forfeited seat after forming the Nicholson Ministry
8 November 1859
William Nicholson
1st Legislative Assembly (1856–1859)
By-election
Incumbent
Party
Reason
Date
Winner
Party
The Murray
William Forlonge
Resigned
1 January 1859
William Nicholson
South Grant
William Haines
Resigned
1 January 1859
John Bell
South Melbourne
Andrew Clarke
Resigned
1 October 1858
Robert Anderson
St Kilda
Thomas Fellows
Resigned
1 May 1858
John Crews
Dundas and Follett
Charles Griffith
Resigned
1 April 1858
William Mollison
Geelong
Charles Read
Resigned
1 April 1858
James Harrison
Geelong
Alexander Fyfe
Resigned
1 February 1858
George Board
St Kilda
Frederick Sargood
Resigned
5 January 1858
Henry Chapman
The Murray
John Goodman
Resigned
1 January 1858
William Forlonge
Rodney
John Baragwanath
Resigned
1 January 1858
John Everard
Geelong
Charles Sladen
Resigned
1 December 1857
Alexander Thomson
Gippsland
John King
Resigned
1 November 1857
John Johnson
Castlemaine Boroughs
Alexander Palmer
Resigned
1 August 1857
Richard Davies Ireland
West Bourke
Robert McDougall
Resigned
1 August 1857
Joseph Wilkie
Colac
Andrew Rutherford
Resigned
1 July 1857
Theodore Hancock
Portland
Hugh Childers
Resigned
1 July 1857
John Findlay
South Bourke
Charles Pasley
Resigned
1 July 1857
Sidney Ricardo
Ovens
Daniel Cameron
Resigned
1 April 1857
John Wood
Brighton
Jonathan Binns Were
Resigned
1 March 1857
Charles Ebden
Castlemaine Boroughs
Vincent Pyke
Resigned
1 March 1857
Robert Sitwell
East Bourke
Augustus Greeves
Resigned
1 March 1857
Richard Heales
Melbourne
William Stawell
Resigned
1 March 1857
James Service
Melbourne
John O'Shanassy
Resigned; having been elected to a seat for both the Melbourne and Kilmore districts, he decided to represented the latter.
1 January 1857
Henry Langlands
List of Legislative Council by-elections
Notes
1 In the July 1923 Daylesford by-election 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.
References
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