Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1940–1943

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 16th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1940 election on 21 September 1940. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron narrowly defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin and continued to hold power with the support of two independents. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Curtin, bringing him to power.

Seat changes between 1937 and 1940 elections
Labor Won by Labor Party
UAP Won by United Australia Party
Lang Labor Won by Lang Labor
Independent Won by an independent
Member Party Electorate State First elected
Hon Joe Abbott Country New England NSW 1940
Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937
Oliver Badman UAP Grey SA 1937
Francis Patrick Baker ALP Maranoa Qld 1940
Claude Barnard ALP Bass Tas 1934
Jack Beasley Lang Labor/ALP West Sydney NSW 1928
Arthur Beck UAP Denison Tas 1940
Hon George Bell UAP Darwin Tas 1925
Maurice Blackburn ALP/Independent Bourke Vic 1934
Adair Blain[1] Independent Northern Territory NT 1934
John Breen ALP Calare NSW 1940
Hon Frank Brennan ALP Batman Vic 1911–31, 1934
Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940
Hon Archie Cameron[2] UAP Barker SA 1934
Hon Ben Chifley ALP Macquarie NSW 1928–31, 1940
Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934
Arthur Coles Independent Henty Vic 1940
Hon Thomas Collins Country Hume NSW 1931
William Conelan ALP Griffith Qld 1939
Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928
Rt Hon. John Curtin ALP Fremantle WA 1928–31, 1934
Hon John Dedman ALP Corio Vic 1940
Hon Arthur Drakeford ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1934
John Duncan-Hughes UAP Wakefield SA 1922–28, 1932–38 (S), 1940
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt ALP Barton NSW 1940
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden Country Darling Downs Qld 1936
Max Falstein ALP Watson NSW 1940
Hon Frank Forde ALP Capricornia Qld 1922
Hon Josiah Francis UAP Moreton Qld 1922
Hon Charles Frost ALP Franklin Tas 1929–31, 1934
Hon Albert Green[3] ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1922
Hon Henry Gregory[4] Country Swan WA 1913
Hon Allan Guy UAP Wilmot Tas 1929–34, 1940
Hon Eric Harrison UAP Wentworth NSW 1931
Hon Jack Holloway ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1929
Hon Harold Holt UAP Fawkner Vic 1935
Rt Hon Billy Hughes UAP North Sydney NSW 1901
William Hutchinson UAP Deakin Vic 1931
Rowley James ALP Hunter NSW 1928
Herbert Johnson[3] ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1940
William Jolly UAP Lilley Qld 1937
Joseph Langtry ALP Riverina NSW 1940
Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931
Hon Hubert Lazzarini ALP Werriwa NSW 1919–31, 1934
Hon Norman Makin ALP Hindmarsh SA 1919
Hon Sir Charles Marr UAP Parkes NSW 1919–29, 1931
George Martens ALP Herbert Qld 1928
Thomas Marwick[4] Country Swan WA 1940
William McCall UAP Martin NSW 1931
Hon Allan McDonald UAP Corangamite Vic 1940
Hon John McEwen Country Indi Vic 1934
Donald McLeod ALP Wannon Vic 1940
Rt Hon Robert Menzies UAP Kooyong Vic 1934
Charles Morgan ALP Reid NSW 1940
Daniel Mulcahy Lang Labor/ALP Lang NSW 1934
Hon Walter Nairn UAP Perth WA 1929
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919
Hon Thomas Paterson Country Gippsland Vic 1922
Hon John Perkins UAP Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–29, 1931
Hon Reg Pollard ALP Ballaarat Vic 1937
Grenfell Price[5] UAP Boothby SA 1941
John Price[5] UAP Boothby SA 1928
John Prowse Country Forrest WA 1919
George Rankin Country Bendigo Vic 1937
Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936
Hon Sol Rosevear Lang Labor/ALP Dalley NSW 1931
Rupert Ryan UAP Flinders Vic 1940
Rt Hon James Scullin ALP Yarra Vic 1910–13, 1922
Hon William Scully ALP Gwydir NSW 1937
Thomas Sheehan Lang Labor/ALP Cook NSW 1937
Hon Percy Spender UAP Warringah NSW 1937
Hon Eric Spooner UAP Robertson NSW 1940
Fred Stacey UAP Adelaide SA 1931
Hon Frederick Stewart UAP Parramatta NSW 1931
Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932
David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935
Hon Thomas White UAP Balaclava Vic 1929
Alexander Wilson Independent Wimmera Vic 1937

Notes

  1. ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
  2. ^ Archie Cameron won as a UAP candidate, but had previously represented the Country Party.
  3. ^ a b ALP member Albert Green died on 2 October 1940; ALP candidate Herbert Johnson won the resulting by-election on 16 November.
  4. ^ a b Country Party member Henry Gregory died on 15 November 1940; Country Party candidate Thomas Marwick won the resulting by-election on 21 December.
  5. ^ a b UAP member John Price died on 23 April 1941; UAP candidate Grenfell Price won the resulting by-election on 24 May.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1937–1940  · 1940–1943  · 1943–1946
Senate

1938–1941  · 1941–1944  · 1944–1947