Ray Wiltshire

Australian politician

Raymond John Wiltshire (12 July 1913 – 22 July 1990) was an Australian politician.

Wiltshire was born in Macedon to farmer David Bowen Wiltshire and Miriam Andrews.[1] He was a mechanical engineer, and served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1940 to 1945 as a fitter.[1] On 26 April 1941, he married Doris Lorraine Hore,[1] and they had two children. On his return from war service, Wiltshire ran a garage until 1949, when he became a real estate agent at Dandenong.[1]

In 1955, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal and Country Party member for Dandenong.[2] He transferred to Mulgrave in 1958 and to Syndal in 1967.[2] Wiltshire retired from politics in 1976 and died in 1990.

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1. ^ a b c d "Wiltshire, Raymond John". Archived from the original on 31 March 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ a b "Raymond John Wiltshire". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

Victorian Legislative Assembly

Preceded by

Les Coates

|  Member for Dandenong
1955–1958  | Succeeded by

Len Reid

New seat |  Member for Mulgrave
1958–1967  | Abolished
New seat |  Member for Syndal
1967–1976  | Succeeded by

Geoff Coleman