Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the Third Australian Parliament, which was elected on 12 December 1906.

In 1909 the Anti-Socialist Party (previously Free Trade) and most of the Protectionist Party merged to become the Commonwealth Liberal Party.

Member Party Electorate State In office
Edward Archer   Anti-Socialist/Liberal [1] Capricornia Qld 1906
Llewellyn Atkinson   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wilmot Tas 1906
Frederick Bamford   Labor [2] Herbert Qld 1901
Lee Batchelor *   Labor Boothby SA 1901
Eric Bowden   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Nepean NSW 1906
Joseph Brown   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Indi Vic 1906
Thomas Brown   Labor Calare NSW 1901 [3]
Ernest Carr   Labor Macquarie NSW 1906
James Catts   Labor Cook NSW 1906
John Chanter [4]   Protectionist/Labor [5] Riverina NSW 1904 (by-election)
Austin Chapman   Protectionist/Liberal Eden-Monaro NSW 1901
James Cook   Protectionist/Liberal Bourke Vic 1901
Joseph Cook *   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Parramatta NSW 1901
Jabez Coon   Protectionist/Liberal Batman Vic 1906
Richard Crouch   Protectionist/Liberal Corio Vic 1901
Alfred Deakin   Protectionist/Liberal Ballarat Vic 1901
Richard Edwards   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Oxley Qld 1901
Thomas Ewing   Protectionist/Liberal Richmond NSW 1901
George Fairbairn [6]   Independent/Liberal Fawkner Vic 1906
Andrew Fisher   Labor Wide Bay Qld 1901
Sir John Forrest   Western Australian Party/Liberal [7] Swan WA 1901
Frank Foster   Labor New England NSW 1906
James Fowler [8]   Labor/Liberal Perth WA 1901
Justin Foxton   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Brisbane Qld 1906
Charlie Frazer   Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1903
George Fuller   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Illawarra NSW 1901
Sir Philip Fysh   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Denison Tas 1901
Paddy Glynn   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Angas SA 1901
Littleton Groom   Protectionist/Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1901
David Hall   Labor Werriwa NSW 1906
Robert Harper   Protectionist/Liberal Mernda Vic 1901
William Hedges   Western Australian Party/Liberal Fremantle WA 1906
Frederick Holder [9]   Independent Wakefield SA 1901
Billy Hughes   Labor West Sydney NSW 1901
James Hutchison *   Labor Hindmarsh SA 1903
Hans Irvine   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Grampians Vic 1906
William Irvine   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Flinders Vic 1906
Elliot Johnson   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Lang NSW 1903
Willie Kelly   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wentworth NSW 1903
Charles Kingston * [10]   Protectionist Adelaide SA 1901
William Knox   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Kooyong Vic 1901
Frank Liddell   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Hunter NSW 1903
John Livingston   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Barker SA 1906
Sir William Lyne [11]   Protectionist/Independent Hume NSW 1901
Charles McDonald   Labor Kennedy Qld 1901
John McDougall   Labor Wannon Vic 1906
William McWilliams *   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Franklin Tas 1903
Hugh Mahon   Labor Coolgardie WA 1901
William Maloney   Labor Melbourne Vic 1906
James Mathews   Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1906
Samuel Mauger   Protectionist/Liberal Maribyrnong Vic 1901 [12]
King O'Malley   Labor Darwin Tas 1901
Jim Page   Labor Maranoa Qld 1901
Albert Palmer [13]   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Echuca Vic 1906
Alexander Poynton *   Labor Grey SA 1901
Sir John Quick [14]   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Bendigo Vic 1901
George Reid   Anti-Socialist/Liberal East Sydney NSW 1901
Carty Salmon   Protectionist/Liberal Laanecoorie Vic 1901
Sydney Sampson [15]   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wimmera Vic 1906
Hugh Sinclair   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Moreton Qld 1906
Bruce Smith   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Parkes NSW 1901
William Spence   Labor Darling NSW 1901
David Storrer [16]   Protectionist/Independent Bass Tas 1901
Josiah Thomas   Labor Barrier NSW 1901
Dugald Thomson *   Anti-Socialist/Liberal North Sydney NSW 1901
John Thomson   Protectionist/Liberal Cowper NSW 1906
Frank Tudor   Labor Yarra Vic 1901
David Watkins   Labor Newcastle NSW 1901
Chris Watson   Labor South Sydney NSW 1901 [17]
William Webster   Labor Gwydir NSW 1903
William Wilks   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Dalley NSW 1901
Henry Willis   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Robertson NSW 1901
John Gratton Wilson   Anti-Socialist/Liberal Corangamite Vic 1903
George Wise [18]   Protectionist/Independent Gippsland Vic 1906
Agar Wynne   Independent/Liberal Balaclava Vic 1906

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* These candidates were elected unopposed.
† These Divisions were created at the 1906 redistribution.

  1. ^ The Anti-Socialists were known as the Free Trade Party before the 1906 election. In 1909, the Anti-Socialists, the Protectionists and the Western Australia Party merged to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
  2. ^ In 1908 the Labor Party became officially known as the Australian Labour Party (ALP).
  3. ^ Thomas Brown was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Canobolas, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  4. ^ John Chanter rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and joined the ALP.
  5. ^ There was no national Protectionist Party organisation in 1906. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Alfred Deakin.
  6. ^ George Fairbairn was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but campaigned as an independent Protectionist. He did not sit with the Anti-Socialists.
  7. ^ The two Western Australia Party members were considered to be independent conservatives.
  8. ^ James Fowler defected from the ALP to the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the time of the merger.
  9. ^ Frederick Holder died in 1909. He was replaced at a by-election on 28 August 1909 by Richard Foster a Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate.
  10. ^ Charles Kingston died in 1908. He was replaced at a by-election on 13 June 1908 by Ernest Roberts, a Labor candidate.
  11. ^ Sir William Lyne rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
  12. ^ Samuel Mauger was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Melbourne Ports, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  13. ^ In 1907 Albert Palmer's election was declared void. He was re-elected in a by-election on 10 July 1907.
  14. ^ John Quick was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
  15. ^ Sydney Sampson was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
  16. ^ David Storrer rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
  17. ^ Chris Watson was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Bland, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  18. ^ George Wise rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.