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

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. Whilst in England, he was a member of the

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.William Roy Dawnay-Mould
''Re-Member'' (Parliament of Victoria). In 1921, he emigrated to

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, Australia and became a real estate agent and auctioneer. From 1946 to 1948, he served as a councillor on Sandringham City Council. At the 1947 Victorian state election, he was elected to the

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, representing the

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, which became the

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in 1949. In 1952, Dawnay-Mould supported former LCP leader

Thomas Hollway Thomas Tuke Hollway (2 October 1906 – 30 July 1971) was the 36th Premier of Victoria, and the first to be born in the 20th century. He held office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952. He was originally a member and the lead ...

and was a member of the " seventy-hour ministry" formed by Hollway in October 1952 as

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, 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. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawnay-Mould, William 1901 births 1985 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Ministers for Health (Victoria) Victoria (state) local councillors Australian real estate agents People educated at St Dunstan's College British emigrants to Australia Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Victorian Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Victoria 20th-century Australian politicians