William Dawnay-Mould

The Honourable
William Dawnay-Mould
The Honourable William Dawnay-Mould
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Dandenong
	In office; 8 November 1947 – 5 December 1952
Preceded by	Frank Field
Succeeded by	Les Coates
Personal details
Born	William Roy Dawnay-Mould; 2 November 1901; Hither Green, England
Died	5 March 1985 (aged 83); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Citizenship	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party; Liberal and Country Party
Other political; affiliations	Victorian Liberal Party
Spouse	Constance Stevens (m. 1925)
Children	Two daughters
Education	St Dunstan's College
Occupation	Real estate agent

William Roy Dawnay-Mould (2 November 1901 – 5 March 1985) was an English-born Australian politician.

Dawnay-Mould was born in Hither Green, Kent, and was educated privately and at St Dunstan's College. Whilst in England, he was a member of the Conservative Party.[1]

In 1921, he emigrated to Melbourne, Australia and became a real estate agent and auctioneer. From 1946 to 1948, he served as a councillor on Sandringham City Council.[1]

At the 1947 Victorian state election, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the Liberal Party, which became the Liberal and Country Party in 1949. In 1952, Dawnay-Mould supported former LCP leader Thomas Hollway and was a member of the "seventy-hour ministry" formed by Hollway in October 1952 as Minister for Health, Minister for Mines and Minister-in-Charge of Housing and Materials. The Governor of Victoria dismissed Hollway's government and called an election at which Dawnay-Mould was defeated.[1] He unsuccessfully contested the by-election for Malvern in August 1953, and was expelled from the Liberal and Country Party for contesting the by-election as a Hollway Liberal.[2][3]

References

William Roy Dawnay-Mould, Re-Member (Parliament of Victoria).
"Hollway Man to Fight Again". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"LIBERALS EXPELLED". Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

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[remember-1] William Roy Dawnay-Mould, Re-Member (Parliament of Victoria).

[malvern-2] "Hollway Man to Fight Again". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

[expelled-3] "LIBERALS EXPELLED". Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2015.