Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1949–1951

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 19th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1949 election on 10 December 1949.

In the first of two significant expansions, the house was expanded by 48 seats, from 75 (including the Northern Territory) to 123 seats (including the Australian Capital Territory) — the other expansion in 1984 added 23 seats. In addition the seat of Bourke was replaced by Burke. The opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden won a net of 48 additional seats, allowing it to form government. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Ben Chifley won a net of four additional seats and the four representatives of minor parties and an independent were all defeated.

Seat changes between 1946 and 1949 elections
Labor Won by Labor Party
Liberal Won by Liberal Party
Country Won by Country Party
Independent Won by an independent
Fisher New seat
Member Party Electorate State First elected
Charles Adermann Country Fisher Qld 1943
Charles Anderson Country Hume NSW 1949
Gordon Anderson ALP Kingsford Smith NSW 1949
Thomas Andrews ALP Darebin Vic 1949
Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937
Jeff Bate Liberal Macarthur NSW 1949
Hon Howard Beale Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946
Kim Beazley ALP Fremantle WA 1945
Douglas Berry Liberal Griffith Qld 1949
Alan Bird ALP Batman Vic 1949
William Bostock Liberal Indi Vic 1949
Bill Bourke ALP Fawkner Vic 1949
George Bowden Country Gippsland Vic 1943
Geoffrey Brown Liberal McMillan Vic 1949
Bill Bryson ALP Wills Vic 1943–1946, 1949
Tom Burke ALP Perth WA 1943
Hon Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940
Hon Archie Cameron Liberal Barker SA 1934
Clyde Cameron ALP Hindmarsh SA 1949
Dr Donald Cameron Liberal Oxley Qld 1949
Rt Hon Richard Casey Liberal La Trobe Vic 1931–40, 1949
Hon Cyril Chambers ALP Adelaide SA 1943
Rt Hon Ben Chifley ALP Macquarie NSW 1928–31, 1940
Hon Percy Clarey ALP Bendigo Vic 1949
Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934
Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928
Dominic Costa ALP Banks NSW 1949
Hon John Cramer Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949
John Cremean ALP Hoddle Vic 1949
Daniel Curtin ALP Watson NSW 1949
Fred Daly ALP Grayndler NSW 1943
Charles Davidson Country Dawson Qld 1946
Billy Davies ALP Cunningham NSW 1949
Frank Davis Liberal Deakin Vic 1949
Roger Dean Liberal Robertson NSW 1949
Alexander Downer Liberal Angas SA 1949
Hon Arthur Drakeford ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1934
Hon David Drummond Country New England NSW 1949
Nigel Drury Liberal Ryan Qld 1949
Gilbert Duthie ALP Wilmot Tas 1946
William Edmonds ALP Herbert Qld 1946
James Eggins Country Lyne NSW 1949
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt ALP Barton NSW 1940
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden Country McPherson Qld 1949
Laurence Failes Country Lawson NSW 1949
David Fairbairn Liberal Farrer NSW 1949
Hon Allen Fairhall Liberal Paterson NSW 1949
Bill Falkinder Liberal Franklin Tas 1946
Joe Fitzgerald ALP Phillip NSW 1949
Hon Josiah Francis Liberal Moreton Qld 1922
Allan Fraser ALP Eden-Monaro NSW 1943
Gordon Freeth Liberal Forrest WA 1949
Hon Tom Gilmore Country Leichhardt Qld 1949
Bill Graham Liberal St George NSW 1949
Bill Grayden Liberal Swan WA 1949
Charles Griffiths ALP Shortland NSW 1949
Jo Gullett Liberal Henty Vic 1946
Leonard Hamilton Country Canning WA 1946
Jim Handby Liberal Kingston SA 1949
Rt Hon Eric Harrison Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931
James Harrison ALP Blaxland NSW 1949
Hon Paul Hasluck Liberal Curtin WA 1949
Hon William Haworth Liberal Isaacs Vic 1949
Leslie Haylen ALP Parkes NSW 1943
Rt Hon Jack Holloway ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1929
Rt Hon Harold Holt Liberal Higgins Vic 1935
John Howse Liberal Calare NSW 1946
Rt Hon Billy Hughes Liberal Bradfield NSW 1901
Alan Hulme Liberal Petrie Qld 1949
William Jack Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949
Rowley James ALP Hunter NSW 1928
Hon Herbert Johnson ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1940
Bruce Kekwick Liberal Bass Tas 1949
Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal Chisholm Vic 1949
Stan Keon ALP Yarra Vic 1949
William Lawrence Liberal Wimmera Vic 1949
Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931
Hon Hubert Lazzarini ALP Werriwa NSW 1919–31, 1934
Hugh Leslie Liberal Moore WA 1949
Hon Enid Lyons Liberal Darwin Tas 1943
Daniel Mackinnon Liberal Wannon Vic 1949
Hon Philip McBride Liberal Wakefield SA 1931–37, 1937–43 (S), 1946
Malcolm McColm Liberal Bowman Qld 1949
Hon Allan McDonald Liberal Corangamite Vic 1949
Rt Hon John McEwen Country Murray Vic 1934
John McLeay Liberal Boothby SA 1949
William McMahon Liberal Lowe NSW 1949
Rt Hon Robert Menzies Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934
Daniel Minogue ALP West Sydney NSW 1949
Charles Morgan ALP Reid NSW 1940–46, 1949
Daniel Mulcahy ALP Lang NSW 1934
John Mullens ALP Gellibrand Vic 1949
John Nelson[1] ALP Northern Territory NT 1949
Lewis Nott[1] Independent Australian Capital Territory ACT 1925–28, 1949
William O'Connor ALP Martin NSW 1946
Hubert Opperman Liberal Corio Vic 1949
Hon Frederick Osborne Liberal Evans NSW 1949
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919
Henry Pearce Liberal Capricornia Qld 1949
Ted Peters ALP Burke Vic 1949
Alan Pittard Liberal Ballaarat Vic 1949
Hon Reg Pollard ALP Lalor Vic 1937
Hon Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936
Hugh Roberton Country Riverina NSW 1949
Hon Sol Rosevear ALP Dalley NSW 1931
Charles Russell Country Maranoa Qld 1949
Edgar Russell ALP Grey SA 1943
Rupert Ryan Liberal Flinders Vic 1940
Thomas Sheehan ALP Cook NSW 1937
Hon Percy Spender Liberal Warringah NSW 1937
Reginald Swartz Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1949
Albert Thompson ALP Port Adelaide SA 1946
Frank Timson Liberal Higinbotham Vic 1949
Hon Athol Townley Liberal Denison Tas 1949
Thomas Treloar Country Gwydir NSW 1949
Winton Turnbull Country Mallee Vic 1946
Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932
David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935
William Wentworth Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949
Roy Wheeler Liberal Mitchell NSW 1949
Hon Thomas White Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929
Bruce Wight Liberal Lilley Qld 1949
Keith Wilson Liberal Sturt SA 1937–44 (S), 1949

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1946–1949  · 1949–1951  · 1951–1954
Senate

1947–1950  · 1950–1951  · 1951–1953