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Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 20th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1951 election on 28 April 1951. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley.

Member Party Electorate State In office
Charles Adermann   Country Fisher Qld 1943–1972
Ian Allan[1]   Country Gwydir NSW 1953–1969
Gordon Anderson   Labor Kingsford Smith NSW 1949–1955
Tom Andrews   Labor Darebin Vic 1949–1955
Larry Anthony   Country Richmond NSW 1937–1957
Jeff Bate   Liberal Macarthur NSW 1949–1972
Howard Beale   Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946–1958
Kim Beazley   Labor Fremantle WA 1945–1977
Doug Berry   Liberal Griffith Qld 1949–1954
Alan Bird   Labor Batman Vic 1949–1962
Francis Bland   Liberal Warringah NSW 1951–1961
William Bostock   Liberal Indi Vic 1949–1958
Bill Bourke   Labor Fawkner Vic 1949–1955
George Bowden   Country Gippsland Vic 1943–1961
Wilfred Brimblecombe   Country Maranoa Qld 1951–1966
Geoffrey Brown   Liberal McMillan Vic 1949–1955
Harry Bruce   Labor Leichhardt Qld 1951–1958
Bill Bryson   Labor Wills Vic 1943–1946, 1949–1955
Tom Burke   Labor Perth WA 1943–1955
Arthur Calwell   Labor Melbourne Vic 1940–1972
Archie Cameron   Liberal Barker SA 1934–1956
Clyde Cameron   Labor Hindmarsh SA 1949–1980
Donald Cameron   Liberal Oxley Qld 1949–1961
Richard Casey   Liberal La Trobe Vic 1931–1940, 1949–1960
Cyril Chambers   Labor Adelaide SA 1943–1958
Ben Chifley[2]   Labor Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951
Percy Clarey   Labor Bendigo Vic 1949–1960
Joe Clark   Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969
Bernard Corser   Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954
Eric Costa   Labor Banks NSW 1949–1969
John Cramer   Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949–1974
Frank Crean   Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1951–1977
Jack Cremean   Labor Hoddle Vic 1949–1955
Dan Curtin   Labor Watson NSW 1949–1969
Fred Daly   Labor Grayndler NSW 1943–1975
Charles Davidson   Country Dawson Qld 1946–1963
Billy Davies   Labor Cunningham NSW 1949–1956
Frank Davis   Liberal Deakin Vic 1949–1966
Roger Dean   Liberal Robertson NSW 1949–1964
Alick Downer   Liberal Angas SA 1949–1964
Arthur Drakeford   Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955
David Drummond   Country New England NSW 1949–1963
Nigel Drury   Liberal Ryan Qld 1949–1975
Gil Duthie   Labor Wilmot Tas 1946–1975
Bill Edmonds   Labor Herbert Qld 1946–1958
Jim Eggins[3]   Country Lyne NSW 1949–1952
H.V. Evatt   Labor Barton NSW 1940–1960
Keith Ewert[4]   Labor Flinders Vic 1952–1954
Arthur Fadden   Country McPherson Qld 1936–1958
Laurie Failes   Country Lawson NSW 1949–1969
David Fairbairn   Liberal Farrer NSW 1949–1975
Allen Fairhall   Liberal Paterson NSW 1949–1969
Bill Falkinder   Liberal Franklin Tas 1946–1966
Joe Fitzgerald   Labor Phillip NSW 1949–1955
Josiah Francis   Liberal Moreton Qld 1922–1955
Allan Fraser   Labor Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972
Jim Fraser[5]   Labor Australian Capital Territory ACT 1951–1970
Gordon Freeth   Liberal Forrest WA 1949–1969
Arthur Fuller   Labor Hume NSW 1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963
Pat Galvin   Labor Kingston SA 1951–1966
Bill Graham   Liberal St George NSW 1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Bill Grayden   Liberal Swan WA 1949–1954
Arthur Greenup[6]   Labor Dalley NSW 1953–1955
Charles Griffiths   Labor Shortland NSW 1949–1972
Jo Gullett   Liberal Henty Vic 1946–1955
Len Hamilton   Country Canning WA 1946–1961
Eric Harrison   Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931–1956
Jim Harrison   Labor Blaxland NSW 1949–1969
Paul Hasluck   Liberal Curtin WA 1949–1969
William Haworth   Liberal Isaacs Vic 1949–1969
Les Haylen   Labor Parkes NSW 1943–1963
Harold Holt   Liberal Higgins Vic 1935–1967
John Howse   Liberal Calare NSW 1946–1960
Billy Hughes[7]   Liberal Bradfield NSW 1901–1952
Alan Hulme   Liberal Petrie Qld 1949–1961, 1963–1972
William Jack   Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949–1966
Rowley James   Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958
Herbert Johnson   Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958
Bob Joshua   Labor Ballaarat Vic 1951–1955
Percy Joske[8]   Liberal Balaclava Vic 1951–1960
Bruce Kekwick   Liberal Bass Tas 1949–1954
Wilfrid Kent Hughes   Liberal Chisholm Vic 1949–1970
Stan Keon   Labor Yarra Vic 1949–1955
William Lawrence   Liberal Wimmera Vic 1949–1958
George Lawson   Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961
Bert Lazzarini[9]   Labor Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952
Hugh Leslie   Country Moore WA 1949–1958, 1961–1963
Tony Luchetti[2]   Labor Macquarie NSW 1951–1975
Aubrey Luck   Liberal Darwin Tas 1951–1958
Philip Lucock[3]   Country Lyne NSW 1952–1980
Dan Mackinnon[10]   Liberal Corangamite Vic 1949–1951, 1953–1966
Philip McBride   Liberal Wakefield SA 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Malcolm McColm   Liberal Bowman Qld 1949–1961
Allan McDonald[10]   Liberal Corangamite Vic 1940-1953
John McEwen   Country Murray Vic 1934–1971
John McLeay Sr.   Liberal Boothby SA 1949–1966
Don McLeod   Labor Wannon Vic 1940–1949, 1951–1955
William McMahon   Liberal Lowe NSW 1949–1982
Robert Menzies   Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934–1966
Dan Minogue   Labor West Sydney NSW 1949–1969
Charles Morgan   Labor Reid NSW 1940–1946, 1949–1958
Dan Mulcahy[11]   Labor Lang NSW 1934–1953
Jack Mullens   Labor Gellibrand Vic 1949–1955
Jock Nelson[5]   Labor Northern Territory NT 1949–1966
William O'Connor   Labor Martin NSW 1946–1969
Hubert Opperman   Liberal Corio Vic 1949–1967
Frederick Osborne   Liberal Evans NSW 1949–1961
Sir Earle Page   Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961
Henry Pearce   Liberal Capricornia Qld 1949–1961
Ted Peters   Labor Burke Vic 1949–1969
Reg Pollard   Labor Lalor Vic 1937–1966
Bill Riordan   Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966
Hugh Roberton   Country Riverina NSW 1949–1965
Sol Rosevear[6]   Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953
Edgar Russell   Labor Grey SA 1943–1963
Rupert Ryan[4]   Liberal Flinders Vic 1940–1952
Tom Sheehan   Labor Cook NSW 1937–1955
Frank Stewart[11]   Labor Lang NSW 1953–1979
Reginald Swartz   Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1949–1972
Albert Thompson   Labor Port Adelaide SA 1946–1963
Frank Timson   Liberal Higinbotham Vic 1949–1960
Athol Townley   Liberal Denison Tas 1949–1964
Thomas Treloar[1]   Country Gwydir NSW 1949–1953
Winton Turnbull   Country Mallee Vic 1946–1972
Harry Turner[7]   Liberal Bradfield NSW 1952–1974
Eddie Ward   Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins   Labor Newcastle NSW 1935–1958
Bill Wentworth   Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949–1977
Roy Wheeler   Liberal Mitchell NSW 1949–1961
Gough Whitlam[9]   Labor Werriwa NSW 1952–1978
Thomas White[8]   Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929–1951
Bruce Wight   Liberal Lilley Qld 1949–1961
Keith Wilson   Liberal Sturt SA 1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Liberal member Thomas Treloar died on 15 November 1953; Liberal candidate Ian Allan won the resulting by-election on 19 December.
  2. ^ a b Labor member Ben Chifley died on 13 June 1951; Labor candidate Tony Luchetti won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  3. ^ a b Country member Jim Eggins died on 28 January 1952; Country candidate Philip Lucock won the resulting by-election on 22 March.
  4. ^ a b Liberal member Rupert Ryan died on 25 August 1952; Labor candidate Keith Ewert won the resulting by-election on 18 October.
  5. ^ a b At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.
  6. ^ a b Labor member Sol Rosevear died on 21 March 1953; Labor candidate Arthur Greenup won the resulting by-election on 9 May.
  7. ^ a b Liberal member Billy Hughes died on 28 October 1952; Liberal candidate Henry Turner won the resulting by-election on 20 December.
  8. ^ a b Liberal member Thomas White resigned on 20 June 1951; Liberal candidate Percy Joske won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  9. ^ a b Labor member Bert Lazzarini died on 1 October 1952; Labor candidate Gough Whitlam won the resulting by-election on 29 November.
  10. ^ a b Liberal member Allan McDonald died on 10 June 1953; Liberal candidate Dan Mackinnon won the resulting by-election on 29 August.
  11. ^ a b Labor member Dan Mulcahy died on 13 July 1953; Labor candidate Frank Stewart won the resulting by-election on 29 August.

References

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  • Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the twentieth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1954.
  • "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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