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Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2010–2014

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Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ17012974 ↗
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2014:

1 On 21 December 2010, the Labor member for Broadmeadows and former Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, resigned. Labor candidate Frank McGuire won the resulting by-election on 19 February 2011.

2 On 27 January 2012, the Labor member for Niddrie, Rob Hulls, resigned. Labor candidate Ben Carroll won the resulting by-election on 24 March 2012.

3 On 7 May 2012, the Labor member for Melbourne, Bronwyn Pike, resigned. Labor candidate Jennifer Kanis won the resulting by-election on 21 July 2012.

4 On 18 February 2013, the Labor member for Lyndhurst, Tim Holding, resigned. Labor candidate Martin Pakula won the resulting by-election on 27 April 2013.

5 On 6 March 2013, the member for Frankston, Geoff Shaw, resigned from the parliamentary Liberal Party and moved to the crossbenches as an independent.

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