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 (1901-11-02)2 November 1901 Hither Green, England
Died	5 March 1985(1985-03-05) (aged 83) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Citizenship	Australian
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.

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

At the 8 November 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 Minister for Health, Minister of Mines and Minister-in-Charge of Housing and Materials in the "seventy-hour ministry" formed by Hollway in October 1952. The Governor of Victoria dismissed Hollway's government and called an election at which Dawnay-Mould was defeated.

Dawnay-Mould unsuccessfully contested the Malvern by-election in August 1953, and was expelled from the Liberal and Country Party for contesting the by-election as a Hollway Liberal.